to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
minority group (party); minority
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
temporary absence from school
to happen to hear; to overhear
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to watch intently; to stare
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
station; office; guardroom
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
low (level, value, price, etc.)
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
somewhere to go; place to go
mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy
leisure; leisure time; spare time
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
to maintain; to continue to have
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
(wearing) low over one's eyes
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
selective; optional; alternative
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery