to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
obedience; submission; resignation
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to serve; to work for; to attend
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
wolverine (Gulo gulo); glutton; carcajou
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
since one was born; (in) all one's life
two times; twice; two degrees
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted