to speak; to hear a voice
ten; 10; ten years of age
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to pass (of time); to elapse
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
starting (departure) time
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
both hands; both arms; ten
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
sincere; honest; faithful
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to fight against; to oppose; to face
self-justification; excuse
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
evening; last night; yesterday evening
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion