hot topic; talk of the town
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
alcohol which must be drunk as a penalty
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
departure; getting out; going away; getting away; leaving
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
to rally; to make a comeback
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
and; AND (Boolean operator)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
this (very thing); this precisely
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
preface; introduction; preamble
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
hard to reach place; remote place
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination