to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
extreme weight gain; sudden weight gain; rapid weight gain; ballooning up
defecation; excretion; bowel movement
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
imprisonment; incarceration
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
feeling of a house or a room
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
important person; strategic person; key figure
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
time; season; period; phase; stage
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
ratification; confirmation
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
bureau director; office chief
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
visual hallucination; vision
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling