to perceive; to understand
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
alteration; falsification; faking
moving tale; impressive tale
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
one's every action; every single move
adviser; advisor; consultant
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
forfeiting a pawned item; unredeemed pledge; foreclosure
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
private office; private practice
cosmetics; toilet articles
import; importation; introduction; afferent
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
leader; authority; mainstay
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
killing time; staving off boredom
settlement; conclusion; summary
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
armed might; military power; the sword; force
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
established practice; custom
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail