to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
it was very good of you to come; glad to see you
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
doing whatever one pleases
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
half and half; fifty-fifty
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
origin; beginning; source; rise
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
to help each other; to cooperate
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)