reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to understand; to make out
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
time; hour; period; class
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
cooking class; cookery school
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at least; at most; (even) just
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
please (give me); please (do for me)
(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to invite in; to show someone in
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
door; gate; opening; title page