I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
that; the matter in question
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
upper reaches of a river; upstream
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
something like ...; something called ...
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to be conspicuous; to stand out
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
power; authority; influence
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to jump in; to dive in; to fly in; to rush in; to dash in
question; inquiry; enquiry
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention