fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
alone; by oneself; on one's own
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
to be prolonged; to drag on
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
discovery; detection; finding
at once; immediately; right now
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role