prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
that's true; of course; obviously
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
application information; application guidelines; application handbook
rare; uncommon; not often seen
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
walking off with someone's bag; luggage theft; luggage thief
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
what time; (lit.) which hour
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to govern; to manage; to subdue
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
very; much; greatly; a lot of