now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to keep away; to keep at a distance
secret understanding; collusion
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to serve; to work for; to attend
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
study; library; den; home office; reading room
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
for work; for manufacturing
furnishings; implements; equipment
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to try all possible means
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
reaching; attaining; arrival
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
one part; one portion; one section
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow