to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
receiving; acceptance; reception
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
blood relationship; blood relative
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
nothing but; none other than
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
much less; to say nothing of
class; heading; group; category
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to fold up; to fold into layers