futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
large quantity; large amount
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
management; administration; operation
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
ability; capability; competence; skill
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
main question; real issue at hand