environment; surroundings; circumstances
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to finish reading; to read through
button (clothing); push-button; button
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to give an impression; to make an impression
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
messenger; envoy; emissary
time; season; period; phase; stage
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
philanthropic activity; charity work
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
transactions; dealings; business
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
major incident; major happening; big scandal
official announcement; proclamation
if so; in that case; in that situation
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to be fated; to be linked by fate
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth