to comb down; to smooth down
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
advanced level; high grade; senior
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
chair; stool; post; office; position
and; thereupon; because of that
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
other side; opposite side; other party
again; once more; a second time
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to recall; to remember; to recollect
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality