reopening; resumption; restarting
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
it's been a long time; long time no see
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
one's house; one's home; one's family
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
very; much; greatly; a lot of
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind