nod; inclination of the head
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
alternately; by turns; one after the other
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
complete set; all; everything
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
having no money; lack of money
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
article; news story; report; account
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
busy; having no (free) time
dwelling; house; residence; address
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance