to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to support each other; to support one another
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
empirical; from experience
another; different; something else
event; phenomenon; matter
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
decision; settlement; definition
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
California Institute of Technology
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
newton (N) (SI unit of force); Newton (Sir Isaac)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
respect and affection; love and respect
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
curse; spell; malediction
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
incident; affair; happening; event
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance