steady; honest; sober; straightforward
nothing but; none other than
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
self-justification; excuse
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to play a leading role; to play a central part
impossible to do (although wants to)
celebration; congratulations
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
birth; creation; formation
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
approximate age; age range
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
yearned for; longed for; missed
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord