to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
even more; still more; further
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
old friend; familiar face
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
application; request; petition
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)