to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to say; to be pleased to say
impossible to do (although wants to)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to entrust; to leave to a person
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
with curious eyes; curiously
to watch intently; to stare
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
master; teacher; stable master
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely