inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to be found; to be discovered
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
reopening; resumption; restarting
go that far; to that extent
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to happen to hear; to overhear
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
(not) even once; (not) ever
to arrive home; to return
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to press a question; to cross-examine