shyness; bashfulness; shame
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to comfort; to console; to amuse
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
dozens; scores of; decades
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
document; official papers
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
student (esp. a university student)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to keep (a person) waiting
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be sacked; to be dismissed
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
room allocation; assignment of rooms
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater