to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
silence; stillness; quietness
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
means; way; method; measure
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
another; different; something else
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to move forward; to move on
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
by all means; at all costs
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
genuine; authentic; true; real
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
everything; anything; nothing