(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
the other day; a few days ago
scenery; scene; landscape
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
ophthalmologist; eye specialist
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
person concerned; interested party; related party
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)