matter; thing; affair; circumstance
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
day after day; day by day
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
just because; even if; even though
guardians; parents; father and older brother
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
allocation; assignment; allotment
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
mystery; strange event; mysterious affair
company; corporation; workplace
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
general; popular; common; typical
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
suited figure; person in a suit
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to pick a fight; to find fault
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
otherwise; or else; if not
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
long johns; long underpants; long underwear