investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
seeing one off; farewell; escort
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
with a start; with a jump
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
silence; stillness; quietness
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
street where many shops and businesses are closed (e.g. due to an economic slump)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
worst; worst-case (scenario)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
just past noon; afternoon
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to check someone's temperature
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting