to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
pannier (clothing); hoop skirt
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to use and then throw away
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
government service; the bureaucracy
poor physical health; bad shape
recuperation; medical treatment
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to trace back to (the origins of something)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)