rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
serious; severe; grave; acute
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
several people; a few people
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
hereabouts; around there; that area
to telephone; to make a phone call
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
unanticipated; unexpected
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)