direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
government office; public office
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
guess; conjecture; surmise
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all