term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
enough is enough; no further!
one who knows little often repeats it
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
complete change; about-face
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
because of; owing to; due to
recompense; indemnity; atonement
(political) power; authority; influence
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
surveillance camera; security camera
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)