busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to go out and away; to leave
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
depending on; dependent on
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
bluish stone; greenish stone; blue-tinged tuff
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to be sooty; to be stained
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs