representative; exemplary; model
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
cross; crossed; cruciform
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
suited figure; person in a suit
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
running backwards; running with the head turned back
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
alternating; taking turns
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship