nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
nape (of the neck); nucha
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
title of honour; title of honor
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
body; group; party; company; troupe
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
orders; instructions; directive; command
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
relaxation; recreation; recess
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
to face; to go towards; to head towards
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
just a minute; small quantity
official announcement; proclamation
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
the deceased; the departed
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
end of war; cessation of hostilities
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to surround; to encircle; to enclose