performance of one's official duties
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
3rd day of the month; three days
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
several times (as large, over)
dozens; scores of; decades
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
import; importation; introduction; afferent
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)