using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
absorption; suction; attraction
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
catching up on one's sleep; storing up sleep; getting extra sleep while one has the chance
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
training; education; development; cultivation
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
teacher; instructor; professor
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
here and there; in places
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
indescribable; defying description
to resound; to echo; to reverberate