retreating figure; appearance from behind
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
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to grumble; to make difficulties
mistress; kept woman; concubine
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
close; intimate; on good terms
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to be settled; to be brought to an end
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
had better ...; had better not ...
nothing but; none other than
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply