terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
reopening; resumption; restarting
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
forcibly; against one's will
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to speak ill of; to disparage
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
resignation; acceptance; consolation
when; how soon; how long until
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other