splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
that is to say; so that means
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
expression; look; countenance; face
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to attack; to assault; to assail
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape