petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
approval; acceptance; toleration
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
alteration; falsification; faking
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
opposite side; other side; other party
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
what is called; what they call; so-called
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
temporary absence from school