stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
polite; respectful; reverent
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to state; to express; to mention
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
progress; advance; improvement; development
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
accurate; correct; precise; exact
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
I see; that's right; indeed
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)