bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
news; word; tidings; omen
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to trace back to (the origins of something)
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to hide; to keep to oneself
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to get warm; to become warm
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
(sound of one's) heartbeat
to be greedy; to devour greedily
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate