connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
manual; instructions; guide; specification document; specifications; blueprint
treasure house; storage for valuable property
official business; public business
leader; originator; moving spirit; prime mover
republican form of government; republicanism
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
dry riverbed; river beach
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
slope; slanting surface; bevel
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
day after day; day by day
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar