to increase; to add to; to augment
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
wet nurse; nursing mother
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
though; notwithstanding; although
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to spread; to be propagated
many; much; plenty; hardly
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
to accept; to receive; to agree
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
care; precaution; guarding; caution
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord