to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
it is not (like that) either
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
silence; stillness; quietness
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
another; different; something else
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to move forward; to move on
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
by all means; by all costs
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
genuine; authentic; true; real
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
everything; anything; nothing
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
fourth day of the month; four days
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately