monolith; large slab of rock
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
having said that; on the other hand
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
broadband; brokers' broker
funny story; funny anecdote
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind
affiliated company; affiliated business
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
government management; state management
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
pressure; oppression; suppression
relation; connection; relevance
laws and regulations; legislation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
railroad; railway; rail transport