procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
system; institution; organization; organisation
application; request; petition
stagnation; hindrance; delay
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
normalcy; normality; normal
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
general public; the masses
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
not caring; not giving a damn
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
resignation; acceptance; consolation
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)