after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
as a child; when one was a child
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
going to the United States
(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to die; to lay down life's burden
answering machine; answerphone
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
during a telephone call; busy line
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to become frayed; to become loose
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
have a pain in one's chest
to be filled to bursting; to burst
in succession; one after another
object left in a person's charge
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
veil of darkness; curtain of night