very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
inside; interior; inner part
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
unqualified; without qualifications
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
(period of) a year; during an era
passion; temper; irritability
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
care; precaution; guarding; caution
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
stating clearly; declaration; proclamation
self-justification; excuse
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
chair; stool; post; office; position
to push (something) against
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open