to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
news; word; tidings; omen
expression; look; countenance; face
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
detailed knowledge; finely detailed
feel (of a material); texture
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to blow off; to be blown off
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
vertical and horizontal; warp and weft (weaving); warp and woof
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
complimentary copy of a book
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
book making (binding, publishing)
to sew up; to sew together
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
broken; intermittent; disconnected
religious painting; religious picture
naturally; of course; understandably
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
one day; (on) a certain day
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes