to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
strict order; peremptory command
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to make an appeal; to urge
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to concern; to be related
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
at work; in the midst of work; working
unexpected meeting; coincidence
adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
technical book; specialized book; treatise
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to finish reading; to read through
library; book collection; paperback book
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
to change the position of
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
perfect imitation (of a song, dance routine, etc., usu. by an amateur)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly