derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to go out and away; to leave
parting; separation; farewell
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to care for someone; to look after someone
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
recuperation; medical treatment
womanly; ladylike; feminine
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
complete recovery of health
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
being postponed; being repeatedly put off; being delayed
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
pride; dignity; self-respect
leaving everything to someone else
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty