to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
firm; unshakeable; resolute
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
smoothly; easily; readily
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
surroundings; environs; circumference
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
incident; affair; happening; event
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like