pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
shoulder mark; shoulder board; epaulette; epaulet
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
stomach ache; abdominal pain
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
reproachful; hateful; bitter
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
is something that; is that which
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
site; point on a map; spot
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
one thin flat object; one sheet
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to pick up; to find; to gather
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter