quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
town; city; municipal; urban
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
infancy; childhood; tender age
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
walking around at night; night travel; night train
I see; that's right; indeed
the government; Administration
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
ability; performance; efficiency
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious