creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
(period of) a year; during an era
report; notification; registration
government office; public office
de facto wife; common-law wife
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
cooperation; collaboration
to catch the eye; to attract attention
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
determination; resolution
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex