reading aloud; recitation
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
when it becomes; when it comes to
rest; break; recess; intermission
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
government office; government agency; authorities
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
security guard; doorkeeper
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
diligence; good attendance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
considerably; fairly; quite
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to investigate; to examine
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
looking from the side; looking aside
without permission; without notice
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen