draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
the good old days; halcyon days
ancestor; forefather; foremother
talk about various topics
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
cold; cold cream; cold wave; cold permanent wave
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat; natural unit of information
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
at once; immediately; right now
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to head home; to leave for home
to arrive home; to return
head; brains; intellect; understanding
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
gas station; petrol station
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb