hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
love of learning; desire for learning; passion for knowledge
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
manner of using one's hands
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
to be remembered; to go down in history
supreme; greatest; highest; best
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
concession; conciliation; compromise
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove