hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
blow; shock; strike; batting
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
middle of the night; dead of night
late at night; small hours of the morning
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
until now; so far; up to the present
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
Berthold, Duke of Bavaria
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to twist; to twirl; to fiddle around with; to play with; to rack one's brains
with curious eyes; curiously
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
real thing; original; actual
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen