proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
killing time; staving off boredom
many problems; various problems
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
(computer) command; command key; commando
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
close; intimate; on good terms
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
having said that; on the other hand
accomplishment; execution
letting (someone) die without helping
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
clear; distinct; evident; definite
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
long-awaited; much-awaited
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
offense; offence; method of attack
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement