discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
although; though; despite the fact that ...
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
exhibition; display; putting on show
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
application; request; petition
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
one day; (on) a certain day
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
restoration; repair; mending
property; fortune; assets
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
resonance; sympathetic vibration
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when