noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
note (letter) left behind; will
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
children's story; fairy tale
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to correct oneself; to restate
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
instead; but (on the other hand)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to paint (draw) a picture
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
the art of giving a brief glimpse (of skin, underwear, etc.)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
virtue; charm; merit; good point
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to like; to love; to be fond of
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
official business; public business
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
rational; reasonable; logical
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on