council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to repeat; to do something over again
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to say; to tell; to state; to do
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
interior; inside; internal
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
witnessing; observing; sighting
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
unconfirmed; unidentified