glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
counter for books; volume
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
results of the vote count
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
title; index; heading; headline; caption
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
hard to get; hard to come by
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
arrogant; haughty; insolent
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
per person; per capita; per head
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
family structure; family composition; family makeup
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
admiration; being impressed (by)