one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to approach; to draw near
cold reception; inhospitality
right (to do something); authority; power
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
frequency (of occurrence)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
great war; great battle; world war
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
medal of honour; medal of merit
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart