indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
the times; the world; society
wigless head; head of natural hair; intelligence; comprehension; smarts
individual; private person; personal; natural person
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
second; number two; runner-up
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
rule; reign; peaceful times
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
correct answer; answering correctly; giving a correct answer
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
pupil; student; schoolchild