In the Shadow of the Moon
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
mailman; postman; mail carrier; post carrier
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to breathe out; to exhale
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
clanging; empty; deserted
quiet; still; surreptitious
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
race (of people); type of person
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
quiz; short test; mini test
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
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second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order