solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
second (unit of time); arc second
decomposition; ulceration
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
greeting; a fine thing to say
reason; cause; circumstances
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
the opposite sex; isomerism
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
economical; efficient; lean; compact
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase