embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to call together; to convene
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
race (of people); type of person
such; this sort of; like this
wicked tongue; abusive language
restoration of public order
reduction by half; halving
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
historical records; historical materials
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to add (e.g. a postscript)
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
second marriage; remarriage
elopement; running away with a lover
cancellation; abandonment
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
partial; incomplete; imperfect
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos