to get late; to advance; to wear on
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
folklore studies; folkloristics
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
pre-war days; before the war
postwar period; period after Second World War
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
during a telephone call; busy line
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
just past noon; afternoon
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
growth period (in children)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on