dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
though; notwithstanding; although
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn towards; to point
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
while; even though; despite
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
document; official papers
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to send back; to refer back
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across