dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
third day of the month; three days
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
deportation; expulsion from the country
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
the person in question; the person themselves; said person