(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
difference; variation; difference
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
originally; by nature; from the start
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
one large ...; a great ...
counter for books; volume
to join together; to combine; to join up
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to rock; to shake; to swing
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to be opposite; to face each other
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
seeing one off; farewell; escort
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
that is to say; so that means
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision