memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to show up; to appear; to turn up
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
silence (not speaking); muteness
front; frontage; facade; main
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
two persons; two people; pair; couple
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
bluff; false show of power; bold front
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
interior; inside; internal
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to be badly made; to fail
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...