boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
comfort; consolation; diversion
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
justification; rationalization
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
commissioned officer; military officer
grim; stern; stark; heartless
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
woman; female; feminine gender
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
build; physique; frame; constitution
to give an impression; to make an impression
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
national defence; national defense
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
important post; important office; key position
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
love affair; sensual pleasures
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
collective responsibility; joint liability
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to have the honour of being present (at a meeting, etc.); to have the honour of being a member (of a society, etc.); (lit.) to soil the lowest seat by one's presence
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why