saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
father; dad; husband; you; he
how long; how far; how much
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
way of speaking; intimation
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to pile up; to accumulate
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)