plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
Legion of Honour; highest order of merit in France
conferring of decorations
celebration; congratulations
severe criticism; damnation
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
having said that; be that as it may
further; besides; moreover; in addition to
talk; conversation; dialogue
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to raise one's voice; to shout
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
to explain; to dispel doubts
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
voter; constituent; elector; presidential elector (US); member of the Electoral College
to cater to another's wish; to accommodate; to be agreeable
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
full of troubles, difficulties