to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
third-year student; third-year pupil
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change completely; to change suddenly
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
suddenly; all of a sudden
to eat up; to consume (completely)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
impossible to do (although wants to)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
how; in what way; how about; questionable
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
inattention; absent-mindedness
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to head home; to leave for home
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to breathe out; to exhale
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)