to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
feather decoration; plume
oblong; landscape orientation
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to part left and right; to open out
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
personal meeting (esp. used by females)
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
welcome!; nice to see you!
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
social life; social intercourse
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
departure; leaving; starting; standing
(present) head of a family
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
all night long; all through the night
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
conference room; council room