knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
classification; categorization; sorting
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
whole face; all over one's face
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
appearing together (in a film, play, etc.); performing together (at a concert, etc.); acting together; co-starring; playing together (in a sports match)
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
sobriety; soberness; sober face
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
bribe; sweetener; douceur
bribe; money under the table
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
lacking a plan; haphazard
principle of laissez-faire
first year of high school; first-year high school student
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier