immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
table of contents; contents
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(someone else's) daughter
suffix for familiar person
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
having not the slightest idea
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
outside (the room, building); outdoors
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to jump at; to be attracted by
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
continuation; succession; series
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)