superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
custom; practice; convention; precedent
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
military science; strategy; tactics
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
one by one; one after another; successively
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to be sooty; to be stained
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to rip out (and take); to tear out
restoration; repair; mending
paste; glue; clothing starch
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
writing; composition; essay; sentence
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
emotional scars; mental trauma
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
finger marks; dirt from the hands
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force