single word; a few words; brief comment
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to squeeze out; to wring out
way of speaking; intimation
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
interception (email); wiretap; bug
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
operation; functioning; running
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
preface; introduction; preamble
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor