1,000,000; one million; million; many
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
rest; break; recess; intermission
whenever you want; any time you like
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
(period of) a year; during an era
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
gentle; mild; meek; tender
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
exemplar; model; example; pattern
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
gesture; sign; hand signal
to rush back; to run back
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
discouraged; dispirited; despondent