crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
elder sister; effeminate man
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to be led by; to be headed by
battlefield; battleground
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
trauma (usu. psychological)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
together; at the same time; same; identical
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to watch over; to watch attentively
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)