novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
practicality; utility; usefulness
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to compete with; to vie for
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
at that time; in those days
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
depending on; dependent on
to rebuild; to reconstruct
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
materials; data; document
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)