last night; yesterday evening
incident; affair; happening; event
older brother; elder brother
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
nothing but; none other than
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
unable to resist; unable to suppress
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
every person; each one; everybody
keeping house; being confined to one's house
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
very interesting; of great interest
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
no!; no no!; no, not at all