irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to read between the lines
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
scoundrel; ruffian; villain
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to gain fame; to make one's name
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
departure from a country; leaving a country
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
in the future; another day; later