refusal; rejection; denial; veto
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to invite in; to show someone in
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
Lisle; Lail; Lyle; Reil; Ryle
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism
period of youth; while young
distrust of (other) human beings
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
eastern part; the east (of a region)
follow-up report; further news
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
important point; strategic position; key point
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
each nation; many nations; many countries