very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
be (that) as it may; having said that
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
Virgin Mary; Jesus' mother; Santa Maria (Columbus' ship)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
head of a monastic institution; abbot; prior; abbess; prioress; mother superior
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
departure; leaving; going away; recession
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper