a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
patience; endurance; perseverance
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
every month; each month; monthly
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)
day after day; day by day
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
human vegetable (i.e. someone in a vegetative state)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to comb down; to smooth down
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
well-mannered; courteous; polite
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
postwar period; period after Second World War
to live through; to survive
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with