painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
society; the world; the times
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
duty; obligation; responsibility
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
please; somehow or other; one way or another
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
law department; law school
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
second division; secondary division
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
name; given name; first name
two parts; two copies; the second part
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation