opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
the place for; the time for; the level of
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
about this time; about now
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
line; queue; procession; matrix
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
tedious; boring; being fed up with
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
tessellated; grid-shaped; grid-like
the other day; some time ago; recently
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
the future; future prospects