unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
again; once more; a second time
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
main question; real issue at hand
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to make oneself available (free)
just a minute; small quantity
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
college of music; school of music; music college
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
such ... as; or some such
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
consequence; outcome; result; blame
lateness; tardiness; arriving late