careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to rank next to; to come after
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
small fraction; small proportion
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
whispering into a person's ear
hidden room; secret chamber
banning of books; banned book
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
just a minute; small quantity
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
something; some kind of; for some reason
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
such ... as; or some such
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement