escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
declaration; proclamation; announcement
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
oblong; landscape orientation
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
restoration; repair; mending
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to drop; to let fall; to omit
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
evening; night; nighttime
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to telephone; to make a phone call
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
negotiations; discussions; connection
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
the matter you have been talking about
good humour (humor); good mood
in the hospital; hospitalized
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
piece of evidence; evidence
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)