changing clothes; change of clothes
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
for the first time in one's life
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
more than anything; above all else
good performance; good work; great success
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
rice bin; rice chest; source of income; breadwinner
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to reach out (for); to extend one's reach (towards); to set one's sights (on); to work towards (getting, becoming, etc.); to put out a feeler; (lit.) to extend one's tentacles
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
jointly sealed covenant; compact under joint signatures; petition
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
biological child; one's own child
to have one's name entered (in a list)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
a second time; again; once more; twice
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
at; in; at; when; by; with