wood (for building); lumber; timber
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
circular window; round window
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to jump into; to rush into
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
by itself; automatically; naturally
phonograph record; gramophone record
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
dishonesty; untruthfulness
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
lately; recently; nowadays
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief