the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
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great writer; literary master; distinguished author
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
covered with; stained; smeared
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
three times; thrice; third (interval)
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
curiosity; inquisitiveness
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)