recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
how; in what way; how about
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be conspicuous; to stand out
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
medical care; medical treatment
group; party; team; squad; section
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
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
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
minuteness; one millionth
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen