to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
particularly; only; in the case of
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
rope; cord; policeman's rope
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
professor; teaching; instruction
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
insertion; incorporation; infixing
on the occasion of; at the time of
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to breathe out; to exhale
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
retention; maintenance; preservation
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up