chasing; metal carving; metal engraving
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
addition; appendix; note; supplement
refusing visitors (esp. in a hospital); not allowing visitors
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to be free; to be available
rational; reasonable; logical
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
bent back; hunchback; stoop
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
true character; true heart; true spirit
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
how much; how many; however
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to throw into; to dump in together
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
petty underling; small fry
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant