formation (e.g. of aircraft)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
to need; to require; to take; to demand
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
organs of the state; machinery of the state
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
harmful animal; pest; vermin
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
woman who has divorced and moved back to her parents; moving back to one's parents after getting divorced; leaving and then returning (to a company, etc. one has previously left); leaving from and returning to the same port (of a ship)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
falling in love; attachment
courting; wooing; making advances
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
suspicious-looking; fishy
(dying of) natural causes
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to mark the end; to spell the end
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
preparations for returning (home)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail