to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to be busy at work; to work diligently
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to rise; to erect; to get up
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
studies; schoolwork; classwork
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
archbishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
that's the way it is; such is life
up until now; as recently as the present
(not) even once; (not) ever
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy