discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
to stop (plug) one's ears
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
moment by moment; hour by hour
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to