north wind; northerly wind
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
exclusive; attached to; specialist
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
though; even if; whether ... or ...
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
elopement; running away with a lover
two parts; two copies; the second part
3000; three thousand; many
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety