to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
opposite side; other side
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
border (between countries); national border
to face on; to look out on to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
January; first month of the lunar calendar
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to rock; to shake; to swing