cheerful; lively; lighthearted
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
tedious; boring; being fed up with
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
threatening letter; intimidating letter
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
eardrum; tympanic membrane
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing