taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
billowy; fluffy; cloudlike; tenderly; amiably; softly
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
lock-opening; lock-picking
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to step forward; to take a step forward
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
being startled; getting a shock
exaltation; emotional uplift
classification; assortment
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
counter for books; volume
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
finger flick to the forehead
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
absence; disregard; indifference
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
master; teacher; stable master
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
quarrel; dispute; argument
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
halfway (through, complete); midway