to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
good bye; I'm off; see you later
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
end; close; conclusion; termination
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
speaking voice; talking voice
here and there; everywhere
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to blow through; to blow across
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing