role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
bedside; near one's pillow
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to underrate; to make light of
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
elder sister; effeminate man
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
consumption; expenditure; spending
ability; capability; skill
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
decoration; ornament; trimmings
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning