tedious; boring; being fed up with
to miss a chance; to fail to do
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
first thing in the morning
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
plural; multiple; several
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
question; inquiry; enquiry
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
memory; sense; experience
to do for (the sake of someone else)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
tradition; legend; folklore
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve