thought; consideration; thinking
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
something like ...; something called ...
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
whole family; all one's family
all present; all concerned; all of us
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
training (esp. in-service); induction course
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
stirring; rousing oneself
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
(physical) growth; development
looks; personal appearance; features
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)