to be inflated with pride
silence (not speaking); muteness
hint; intimation; suggestion; inkling
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
pince-nez glasses; pince-nez; nose glasses; Groucho glasses
carving; engraving; sculpture
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
active; dynamic; energetic
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be mixed in with; to blend with
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
script; screenplay; scenario
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
walking around at night; night travel; night train
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
very recently; in the very recent past