omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
society; public; community; social studies
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
level; standard; water level
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
information; news; intelligence
our country; our land; one's own country
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
man of letters; literary man
symposium; round-table discussion
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to discuss; to talk together
for the first time in one's life
talk; story; conversation
one by one; one at a time; in turn
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
rest; break; recess; intermission
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)