remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
already known; well-known
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
by sheer strength; by brute force
to remove; to move out of the way
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
house to house; door to door
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
opinion; point of view; visual point
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
palatial residence; stately mansion
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)