to go through several printings; to run into several editions
commencing with; including
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
elementary; basic; rudimentary
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
merciful heart; compassion; mercy; benevolence
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
Groningen (The Netherlands)
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
senior official; senior members
complementary; supplementary
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
stranger; visitor; outsider
name plate; name tag; label
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
boiling (something); voile (type of fabric)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter