to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
still (continuing); as ever; further
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
spine (of book); binding (of book)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to part left and right; to open out
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
coincident with; while; simultaneously
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
no!; no no!; no, not at all
it is I who should say so
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded