to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
breaking off an engagement
such ... as; or some such
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
decision; determination; resolution
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
close; intimate; on good terms
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
every evening; night after night
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
student accommodation; student dormitory
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
results; record; grades; marks