shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to detain; to check; to restrain
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
calm; composed; leisurely
to detain; to check; to restrain
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
prudence; discretion; thought
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
that's true; of course; obviously
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
offender; criminal; culprit
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing