as expected (positive events); as hoped for
rational; reasonable; logical
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to ask a question; to ask questions
uninhabited island; desert island
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
human intellect; knowledge
to stop walking; to pause
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to walk away; to walk off
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
at least; at most; (even) just