declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
in good health; alive and well; going strong
outside the country; abroad
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
charging (electrically); electrification
emotional scars; mental trauma
alternately; by turns; one after the other
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
this occasion; at this time; now
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
aggression; invasion; raid
to be injured; to sustain a wound
biological child; one's own child
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to state; to express; to mention
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
head; lead; vanguard; first
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
caller; visitor; company; guest
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own