homecoming; returning home
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
breadth of mind; generosity; magnanimity
news of someone's death; obituary
bitter experience (ordeal)
small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
sympathy; compassion; pity
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
connection; linking; linkage; link
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
overestimation; overvaluing
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
competition for better work
to fight against; to oppose; to face
beforehand; in advance; previously
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation