floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that's the way it is; such is life
meaning; significance; sense
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
just a minute; small quantity
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
never mind!; don't worry about it
such; this sort of; like this
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
superstition; superstitious belief
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding