knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
secret meeting; secret conference
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to half-rise to one's feet
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
outside the city area; suburbs
moving; changing residence; change of address
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
right side; right-hand side
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
difficult to ...; hard to ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to apologize; to apologise
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
decision; ruling; award; arbitration