unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
strategy meeting; council of war
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till