excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
emotional scars; mental trauma
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
fourth day of the month; four days
genuine article; real thing; real deal
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
running at full speed; going as fast as one can go