to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
the same generation; coeval
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to collapse into; to flop onto
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to speak; to say; to vocalize
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to stare back at; to look back at
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl