distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to hate each other; to hate mutually
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
mulberry field; mulberry plantation
windbreak (forest); shelterbelt
in the end; on top of that
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
yesterday evening; last night
way of speaking; intimation
direct method (of teaching foreign languages); natural method; direct method (crystallography); indicative mood
Johnston; Johnstone; Jonstone
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
persevering; persistent; patient; unrelenting
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
without permission; without notice
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
lying concealed; being hidden
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
responsibility; duty; obligation
parental love; parental affection
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild