to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to perceive; to understand
to yield to temptation; to succumb
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to revere; to respect; to worship
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
regulations pertaining to education
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
yearned for; longed for; missed
oppression; suppression; pressure
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
to take command; to give direction
most of all; extremely; supremely
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
southern part; the south (of a region)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
source of worry; source of distress
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...