interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
grandfather; male senior-citizen
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
as one had hoped; as one wishes
as you see; as you can see
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
tool; implement; means; furniture
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
reason; cause; history; origin
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
unrequited love; one-sided love
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)