gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
interior design; interior; upholstery
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
sundry; various; assorted
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
study; library; den; home office; reading room
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
about the same; about equal to; close match
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
crash; smash; crunch; bang
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous