lateness; tardiness; arriving late
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
waiting list (waiting for a cancellation)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
pride; boast; credit (to)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
history of; experience of
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
held by a private individual; (in the) ownership of a private individual
while alive; during one's lifetime
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to become clear; to be made public
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
autograph; one's own handwriting; personal note
breakthrough; great discovery