food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
thereupon; shortly thereafter
considerably; greatly; a lot
to keep (a person) waiting
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
stirring; slight movement
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
third time lucky; third time's the charm
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
out of character; unlike one
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
interior; inside; internal
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
here and there; in places
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin