- to consent; to promise; (literary) yes!
- May; fifth month (of the lunar year)
- cape (geography); headland
- communal meal; formal dinner of club or group
- (idiom) to enjoy sth and never tire of it
- Rochester
- to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down
- tune; melody; tuning; cadence; intonation; (speech) tone
- not care about one's appearance (idiom); slovenly in dress and manner
- shabby
- to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging
- cupboard; cabinet
- reserve; spare; alternate; backup
- to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs
- dementia
- flu; influenza
- to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
- fretful; impatient
- aimless; at random
- one's heart; one's mind
- bachelor; single man
- to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study
- disease; illness
- head
- blood pressure
- sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve
- heartbeat; pulse
- to play cards; to play mahjong
- expert; professional
- (coll.) to hold; to grip; to grasp
- both principal and interest; capital plus profit
- to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)
- to return; circuit (e.g. electric); loop
- to be very clear about sth (idiom)
- to elapse; to pass away; to die; demise
- to commemorate; to recall fondly; to think of the past
- to bring sth to sb (news etc)