to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
changing clothes; change of clothes
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
to make one's rounds; to patrol
joints; points (of a speech)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to work hard; to make an effort
maid; helper; help; assistance
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
polish; improvement; burnishing
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
recitation; reciting from memory
biased view (biassed); prejudice; one-sided view
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
palatial residence; stately mansion
head; brains; intelligence
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking