to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
this occasion; at this time; now
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
chief; main; principal; important
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
(arch.) towering; (arch.) lofty; standing out without the influence of others; in splendid isolation
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to happen to have on hand or in stock
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
tacit; unspoken; implicit
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse