getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
woman who forced her husband into marriage
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
free time; time at leisure
conversely; on the contrary
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to subsist; to keep on living
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
morning assembly; morning gathering; morning meeting
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
workshop; training course
attendance; presence; appearance
to order; to command; to appoint
underground train; subway
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
right beside; close to; nearby
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
hotel charge; lodging expense
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
application; request; petition
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment