laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
irritation; annoyance; frustration
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
affectation; showiness; pretence
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
topic of discussion; agenda
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
outside the country; abroad
attendance; participation; presence
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to live through; to survive
from the viewpoint of; according to
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
handful; small amount; small number
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
urgency; exigency; emergency
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
operating expenses; budget
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition