something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
ordinary citizen; the general public
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
directions; instructions; usage method
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
complementation; supplementation; completion
mechanism; organization; organisation
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
sleeping late in the morning
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
transfer student; student changing schools
life; living; I; me; student
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
our country; our land; one's own country
badness; evilness; bad; evil
convention; tired tradition; old custom
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure