by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
right in the center (centre)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
haori (Japanese formal coat)
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
shah; former ruler of Iran
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
police officer; policeman; policewoman