obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
dated; date; fixed; external
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
absolutely; positively; decidedly
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
your husband; her husband
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
sweeping victory; easy victory
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
rest; break; recess; intermission
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
free time; time at leisure
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
attack; assault; attempt; try
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath