to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
curfew; lockdown; grounding
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
sharp sighted; easily awakened
warmly; cordially; with tender care
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
indescribable; having no way to express
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
answering machine; answerphone
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
telephone booth; telephone box
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
request; favour (to ask); wish; please