abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
without; but if; otherwise; or else
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
to push (something) against
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to awake from one's sleep
while; even though; despite
messenger; envoy; emissary
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
explanation; interpretation
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
loud sound; loud reverberation
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)