to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
fourth day of the month; four days
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
patriarch; head of a family
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
scene; view; prospect; outlook