useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to refuse; to decline; to deny
passing through without stopping; passing by
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; being stranded; grounding; level dyeing
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
connection; link; relationship
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to anticipate; to foresee
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
adopted daughter; foster daughter
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling