keeping house; being confined to one's house
to order; to command; to appoint
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
office organization; office organisation; management; managerial post
to be worried; to be troubled
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
another thing; exception; special case
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
false reputation; empty title; empty name
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
sense of smell; olfaction
still; as yet; as it has been
pride; dignity; self-respect
to amuse oneself; to make merry
race (of people); type of person
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
official title; name of one's job
use; utilization; utilisation; application
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
river management; river improvement; flood control
public works; public-works projects; public utilities