topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
clergyman; churchman; clergy
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
(your) daughter; young woman
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to press a question; to cross-examine
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
first meeting; first interview with
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful