imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
main question; real issue at hand
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
quiet; still; surreptitious
preface; introduction; preamble
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
(period of) a year; during an era
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to send or direct a person to
serious; not joking; straight
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
social; societal; societary
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
summer vacation; summer holiday
that day; the very same day
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
being very surprised; being utterly astonished; being shocked
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment