kindness; intimacy; friendship
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
bed and food; eating and sleeping
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
to breathe out; to exhale
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to bring; to take; to bring about
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size