calamity; disaster; misfortune
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
duty; function; office; mission; task
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
impossible to do (although wants to)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
same kind (race); homogeneousness
indeed; really; truly; very much
completely; fully; entirely
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)