I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to be cleared of a charge
to go to seed; to become hard and fibrous; to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth
urban area; urban district
increase in the average age of marriage
to get married; to accompany each other; to go together
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
state; condition; situation; terms
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
one or two; a few; small number
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
a few years ago; some years back
transport truck; transport vehicle
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
eagle (Accipitridae family)