to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
long-established; old-established; traditional
scandal; deplorable event
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
top of the head; crown of the head
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
stairs; stairway; staircase
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to lose one's footing; to slip
consequence; outcome; result; blame
simmer; bubble out; flow out
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to thrust down; to push off
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be found; to be discovered
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful