deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
success or failure; result
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to rip out (and take); to tear out
train that stops at every station; local train
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
polish; improvement; burnishing
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
history of; experience of
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
government worker; public servant; civil servant
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
detective agency; enquiry agency
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
study; library; den; home office; reading room