to soothe; to calm; to pacify
that is to say; so that means
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
foreign; abroad; overseas
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
all present; all concerned; all of us
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
(a person's) appearance; looks
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
short pause; short interval
other than; excluding; without
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to pile up; to accumulate
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
before the gate; in front of the gate
much less; to say nothing of
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
connection; link; relationship
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd