study; library; den; home office; reading room
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
student (esp. a university student)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
temporary absence from school
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
equality; impartiality; evenness
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
originally; by nature; from the start
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
because of; owing to; due to
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
at least; at most; (even) just
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
that's the way it is; such is life
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring