gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
departure (sailing) formalities
affinity; family relationship
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
by both oneself and others
interference (esp. in horse racing)
immigration check; immigration inspection
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
Occam's razor; Ockham's razor
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
pride; dignity; self-respect
village; hamlet; countryside; country
sampling food; tasting; trying
drinking water; potable water
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
complications (in an illness)
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to go underground; to go into hiding
to alternate; to take turns