laws and regulations; legislation
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
place where one works; construction site; working area
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
supplement; addendum; appendix
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
every year; yearly; annually
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
participation; joining; entry; adherence
PEN club; club for poets, play-wrights, essayists, editors, novelists
president (of a society); chairman
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
a few years ago; some years back
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
Kindle (Amazon's e-book reader); Kinder
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
our country; our land; one's own country
pronunciation; production of sound