pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
in the face of; in defiance of
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to begin talking; to open up