to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to dry up; to grow dry; to lose moisture
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
perfect; complete; flawless
parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
genuine article; real thing; real deal
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
stifled (laughter); simmering
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
main cause; primary factor