to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
batman; officer's orderly
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to become settled; to be fixed
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
in case of; at that time; at this time
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
directions; instructions; orders; command
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
condolence; sympathy; mourning
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports