to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
memory; ability to remember
first meeting; first interview with
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
due form; official; formality
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
whatever the case; under any circumstances
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
polite; respectful; reverent
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
having sociable manners; sociable
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
what kind of business; what sort of matter
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
literal translation; direct translation
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
ordinary; sensible; commonplace