bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
battlefield; battleground
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
manners; courtesy; etiquette
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person