methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to give the stamp of approval
sympathy; compassion; pity
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
almost; roughly; approximately
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
enmity; antagonism; hostility
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
white (complexion); fair-skinned
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
dispersing; breaking up; running away
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
right angle; perpendicular
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table