to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
(with a) start; fright; alarm
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
without; but if; otherwise; or else
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
government service; the bureaucracy
government official; public official
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation