overhasty; rash; premature
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
to become excited; to grow lively
to scuttle off; to take flight
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
ominous air; weird air; menacing atmosphere
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
practical problem; practical matter
pitch dark; total darkness
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)