person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
scouring; degumming; training; refining; refinement
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
chair; stool; post; office; position
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
drama; play; powerful drug
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
repentance; confession; penitence
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...