Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
noisy; confused; uproarious
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
safe; vault; storage cabinet
to rock; to shake; to swing
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
please (give me); please (do for me)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
evacuation order; evacuation notice
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
persistence; single-mindedness
to detain; to check; to restrain
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
radical party; extremists
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie