mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
manners; behavior; behaviour
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
heir; inheritor; successor
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to approach; to draw near
considerably; greatly; a lot
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
having a crush on someone; flushing
to half-rise to one's feet
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
way of speaking; intimation