often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
family; members of a family
outside the country; abroad
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
not covered (by); not subject (to)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
in that way; like that; that way
to smile (at); to grin (at)
unspecified large number (of people)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
troublesome; annoying; complicated
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
instead; but (on the other hand)
direct control; direct supervision
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
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 peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
polite; courteous; hospitable
novel; original; new; innovative
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for