to be absorbed in reading
complete change; about-face
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
thought; consideration; thinking
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
family; members of a family
those (near the second person)
one by one; in detail; minutely
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
hygiene; sanitation; health
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
not necessarily so; is not always true
detour; circumvention; turning movement
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to