luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
sale; sales; selling; marketing
warring nations; belligerents
confidence; trust; faith; credit
giving; provision; furnishing
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
influential person; man of importance
henry (unit of inductance)
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
regret; repentance; remorse
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
doing as one pleases; having one's own way
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
individual; private person; personal; natural person
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
point of an argument; drift of an argument
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
large number (of); many; majority
mail; postal matter; postal item
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia