to get information out of a person; to begin listening
attendance (at school); going to school
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to change completely; to change suddenly
to jump up and down; to hop
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to become possible; to become able to (do)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
library (usu. single-room); small library
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
president (of a society); chairman
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
number; number plate; license plate
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
progress; advance; improvement; development
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to be worried; to be troubled
to make merry; to be festive
it is I who should say so