solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
class-A; A class; A grade
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
good humour (humor); good mood
outward appearance; looks
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
body; physical system; (the) person
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
it's probably so; it stands to reason
as hoped for; as expected
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
sympathy; compassion; pity
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase