to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
end; tip; extremities; terminal
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
one thin flat object; one sheet
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
memory; ability to remember
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
very likely; very probable
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
to listen to in an ecstasy
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
potentiality; dormancy; latency
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
fifth day of the month; five days
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
without permission; without notice
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
armaments; military preparations
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising