waiting for a cancellation; being on standby; being on a waiting list
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
rule; reign; government; governing
governor-general; governor; viceroy
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
child from a previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
watching while standing (e.g. a play)
back row; last row; rearmost row
to live through; to survive
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
(large) building; public building; hall
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway