truancy; school non-attendance
one's whole heart; everything one feels
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to live; to make a living; to get on with
essence; true nature; substance; reality
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to return a favor (favour); to repay
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
the same rank; the same digit
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
destination; place one stays during a trip
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
person who has rendered distinguished service
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to take turns; to mingle together
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
background briefing; backgrounder
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very