companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
travelling alone; solitary journey
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
steering (of a boat); steerage
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
the way one works; one's working manner
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
divorce; dissolution of adoption
birth; creation; formation
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
revival; restoration; resuscitation
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
power; authority; jurisdiction
verbal message; word (from someone)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
landing; alighting; touch down
open field; empty lot; plain
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with