lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
tool; implement; means; furniture
not yet known; unknown; strange
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to palpitate (with anxiety, etc.)
sunlight filtering through trees
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
proper; right; reasonable
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
business hours; opening hours; office hours
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
something or other; somehow
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance