representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to compose; to put together
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
salty sea breeze; salt wind
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you