formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
every person; each one; everybody
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
(one acting as a) foster parent
otherwise; or else; if not
carefree; free from worry
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to continue to do; to persist in doing
coincident with; while; simultaneously
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
bottled beer; bottle beer
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to subsist; to keep on living
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
how; in what way; by what means