feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
river; stream; River; the ... river
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
patience; endurance; perseverance
consequently; as a result; in the end
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to ascend; to go up; to climb
pride; boast; credit (to)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
while being out of the office or away from home
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
Christmas carol; Christmas song
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
natural disaster; cataclysm
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
interpersonal; between individuals
improvement of relations; rapprochement
marshland; wetland; swampland
longing for; burning desire
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
program (e.g. TV); programme
missing person; wanted person
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
par; equivalence; face value; parity