long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
living by oneself; living alone
speech; expression; wording; language
nice; likeable; desirable
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
individual; private person; personal; private
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
name; given name; first name
Elliot (South Africa); Eliot; Eliott; Elyot
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
chief; main; principal; important
defense capability (defence)
to entrust; to leave to a person
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
engagement; business; affair; use; need
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for