reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
suffix for familiar person
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
the same generation; coeval
elder sister; effeminate man
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to be greedy; to devour greedily
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
so; like this; in this way
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
meaning; significance; sense
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
consecutive; continuous; successive
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
next; secondly; subsequently
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation