eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
innumerable; countless; numberless
to surround; to crowd around
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
even more; still more; further
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
speaking of ...; as for ...
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
reason; cause; circumstances
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary