to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
become dry and rough (e.g. skin)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
go that far; to that extent
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; 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. the sun)
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
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; unsatisfactory
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
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 point
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; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
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