work; business; company; study
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
common front; united front
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
while; during (the time when)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
mockery; derision; ridicule
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery