polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to have a talk; to tell a story
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
document; official papers
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
instead; but (on the other hand)
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
even though; despite; when
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
chair; stool; post; office; position
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale