contemplation; meditation
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to watch steadily; to stare
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
such; like that; in that way
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to grow up; to become an adult
even so; anyhow; at any rate
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
being startled; getting a shock
to shed light; to cast light
directionality; directivity
point in common; common feature
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
living by oneself; living alone
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
how can (one) do something
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire