period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
feeling elated; being excited; high spirits
good feeling; feeling good
polite; courteous; hospitable
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
thicket; coppice; brushwood
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to take away; to carry off
two-person ticket (concert, theatre, etc.); couples ticket
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
to become better; to improve
theatre; theater; playhouse
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed