to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
large family; extended family
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(present) head of a family
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
last night; yesterday evening
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
landowner; landlord; landlady
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
eye doctor; oculist; ophthalmologist
(bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
conferring of decorations
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
marketable securities; stocks and bonds
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to get out of bed; to show a leg
retainer; vassal; servant
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
pistol; handgun; revolver