to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
way; method; means; resource; course
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to graduate from a university
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
start of a romance; beginning of love
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
seeing one off; farewell; escort
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
the lower classes; the common people