headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
manservant; male attendant; valet
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
scene; sight; scenario; setting
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
surpassing everything; better than anything; to be better than anything
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
arrangement; handling; measures; management; discretion
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
vice-envoy; deputy delegate
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
black lustre; black luster
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
carelessly; inattentively
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
almost (did); nearly (did)
to fit (inside something)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending