retreating figure; appearance from behind
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to breathe out; to exhale
explosion; rupture; break off
right under; directly below
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
shyness; bashfulness; shame
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
student guidance; student counseling
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to concern; to be related
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to hate each other; to hate mutually
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to begin; to set about; to start
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to get information out of a person; to begin listening