building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
undisciplined; disorganized; loose; slipshod
copestone; cope; coping stone; capping stone; capstone
last month of the year; December
gently and clearly shining (like the sun in springtime)
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow
courageously; fearlessly; defiantly; boldly
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
(physically) disabled; handicapped
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to refuse; to decline; to deny
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
songbird; bird with a beautiful song
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
licentious; self-indulgent
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
healthy; sound; wholesome
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
initial stage; early period; early days; early years
then; well then; if so; in that case
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
deeply ashamed (of oneself); overwhelmed with shame
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
business trip; official trip