definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
minimum; at the very least
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
for the present; for the time being
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to waste time; to kill time
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
that day; the very same day
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive