man of the future; Homo futurus
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to play a leading role; to play a central part
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
left-hand radical of a character
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
discount coupon or ticket
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening