meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
morning; forenoon; just before noon
return of something; repayment
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
believable; credible; trustworthy
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
long ago; a long time ago; already
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
sovereign; emperor; monarch
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
wicker basket; wickerwork basket
main purpose; primary objective
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
recommendation; endorsement
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant