useful thing; usable article
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
protest; refutation; pleading
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
doing whatever one pleases
the lower classes; the common people
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
quarrel; dispute; argument
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
document; official papers
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to assemble; to set up; to construct
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
sensitivity to the times; sense of the times
enterprising; go-ahead; progressive
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
dawning (of a new era); dawn
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit