one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
clear writing; specification
help; assistance; service
to rearrange; to resequence
galley (tray); galley proof
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
test print; test sheet; trial print run
proofreading; calibration
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
affable; sociable; friendly
lifetime employment; permanent employment
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
pushing by hand; hand gilding
patent filing fee; patent maintenance fee; royalty; patent usage fee
investigation; research; looking something up
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
master; teacher; stable master
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
first generation; founder
original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page
source (e.g. quotation); authority
to be softened; to calm down
to put on a patronizing air
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose