secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
simplified version; abridged edition
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to call each other; to call out to one another
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
second anniversary of a death
programme; program; plans; arrangements
disinheritance; disowning
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
bygones; the past; past event
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
counter for choices, options, etc.
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
property; fortune; assets
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
critical condition; being on the verge of death
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
how long; how far; how much
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
box lunches for delivery; catering meal