to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
perfection; completeness; flawlessness
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
display window; shop window
woman; female; feminine gender
with a start; with a jump
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
station; office; guardroom
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
house to house; door to door
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
refugee; exile; displaced persons
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
right under; directly below
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...