isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
instead; but (on the other hand)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
ability; performance; efficiency
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
that day; the very same day
to play a central role; to take a leading part
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
half and half; fifty-fifty
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
and; thereupon; because of that
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to begin talking; to open up
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter