learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
principle; theory; fundamental truth
visual confirmation; sighting
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
rating; classification; allocation; grading
frame; framework; outline
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
firm; strong; solid; stable
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
innumerable; countless; numberless
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up