to resound; to echo; to reverberate
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
(looking) very bleak; having dim prospects
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
very loud volume; megavolume
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to accept; to receive; to agree
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
thereupon; shortly thereafter
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
at that time; in those days
third-year student; third-year pupil