grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
conferring of decorations
to have a reason; to have an excuse
courting; wooing; making advances
platoon commander; section commander
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
chastity; virtue; fidelity
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
leaving (a group, team, etc.)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
kindness; intimacy; friendship
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
trouble; quarrel; dispute
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling