to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
round shape; circle; circular form
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
theatre; theater; playhouse
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
just managing; with great difficulty
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
companion; company; tritagonist
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
explanation; interpretation
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
watch store; watch shop; watchmaker
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
exclusive; attached to; specialist
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter