repayment; refund; payback
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
foundation stone; cornerstone
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
guess; speculation; supposition
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
historic; historical; traditional
having an ancient and honorable origin
reason; cause; history; origin
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)