laughing off; dismissing with a laugh
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
all present; all concerned; all of us
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
named after; associated with; connected with
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
all companies; each company
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
music school; music academy; conservatory
professor; teaching; instruction
commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
physical science; natural science; physics; lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy); (arch.) philosophy
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute