tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
example; illustration; precedent
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
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
here and there; in places
creating a garden; landscape gardening
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
deep emotion; strong feelings
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
conventionality; triteness
future prospects; promise
rule; reign; government; governing
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be enchanted; to be charmed
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
to be conspicuous; to stand out
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze