origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
towering; astonishingly high
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to have meaning; to be meaningful
in the same way as; just like
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
curious; strange; unusual
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
under the orders of; by order (command)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation