dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to feel oneself indebted to
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
relatively; comparatively
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
evening; night; nighttime
power of the state; government authority
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
as you see; as you can see
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
a step; short distance; short time
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to be prolonged; to drag on
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
to be discouraged; to shrink from