secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
plastics; synthetic resins
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
nothing but; none other than
quality (of a product or a service)
all present; all concerned; all of us
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
surface of the earth; ground surface
residence; housing; residential building
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
omega (last letter of the Greek alphabet); end; conclusion; ohm (unit of electrical resistance)
brand name; trade name; product name
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
(not possible) on such short notice
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
this and that; one thing and another
village headman; village mayor
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
railroad; railway; rail transport
cannot be helped; unavoidable