to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
dozens; scores of; decades
day of month; counter for days
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
setting off (on a trip); departure
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
final; eventual; ultimate
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
consists of; comprises; is made up of
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
annual (plant); first-year student
second-year student; biennial
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
sympathy; empathy; response
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
very; greatly; exceedingly
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
very; extremely; excessively
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very