Virgin Mary; Jesus' mother; Santa Maria (Columbus' ship)
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
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
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
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
advance; moving forward; progress
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
one revolution; one rotation
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
harmonious melody; harmony; unity; euphony
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
store interior; inside of a shop
on the way home from work
to lie deep in; to extend far back
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
heap; pile; stack; full measure
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
-like nature; -like disposition; -ish temperament
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to throw into; to toss into
to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in