singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
club budget; club expense
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
keep up your strength; chin up!
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
doppelgänger; doppelganger
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
article; news story; report; account
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
no photographs; no photography
free (of charge); gratuitous
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
watercolor painting; watercolour painting
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
clerk; office worker; office staff
experient; person who has experienced something
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
just a minute; small quantity