out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
total hours spent working
to keep in mind; to memorize
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
throughout; all through; right through
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
belief; faith; conviction
late at night; small hours of the morning
searching for someone; search for a missing person
blunder; slip; error; error
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to refer to; to use as reference
tag; slip; label; sticker
cuisine with fresh seafoods
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to wring the neck; to strangle
travel guide (book); tourist guide
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
naivete; simplicity; innocence
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within