dining; dining room; meal
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
period of time; time slot; time zone
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
malicious; deliberately mean
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to get thin; to taper off
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
righteousness; path of righteousness; path of duty; the right track
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
6th day of the month; six days
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
living room (Western style); sitting room
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
daylight hours; hours of sunshine
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to take advantage of an opportunity
establishment; settlement