armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
relation; connection; relevance
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
bashful; shameful; ashamed
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
commencing with; including
generation; the world; the age
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to be too late; to be too slow
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
practical question (problem); practical matter
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
long ago; a long time ago; already