to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
breathing of a sleeping person
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
this and that; one thing and another
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
completely relying on others
to become possible; to become able to (do)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
distinguished war service; merit of war
recovery; rescue; recapture
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
one thin flat object; one sheet
valuable article; valuables
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
deep emotion; strong feelings
that's the way it is; such is life