mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail); (putting on) record; writing down; noting down
mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
district; section; sector
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
news; word; tidings; omen
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person
while; during (the time when)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
format; procedure; way of proceeding
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
dense; populous; crowded; thick
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that