near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
plural; multiple; several
transport; transportation
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
something like ...; something called ...
to turn towards; to point
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
long; drawn-out; very long
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
tundra; sharp and sarcastic without ever acting lovestruck
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
every person; every mouth; every entrance
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to serve; to work for; to attend
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness