end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
summer vacation; summer holiday
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
letter; missive; note; mail
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to move forward; to move on
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
due form; official; formality
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject