episode; anecdote; vignette
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to finish reading; to read through
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to pick up; to find; to gather
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
scene; sight; scenario; setting
not necessarily so; is not always true
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
unfairness; injustice; partiality
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
in the future; another day; later
site; point on a map; spot
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy