to be absorbed in reading
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to half-rise to one's feet
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
skill; dexterity; master hand
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to push (something) against
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
serious; severe; grave; acute
trivial; not amounting to much
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure