interview (e.g. for a job)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
success; prosperity; boom
as; because; with; due to
development; exploitation
yes and no; for and against
historic; historical; traditional
veil of darkness; curtain of night
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
something like ...; something called ...
common people; ordinary people; masses
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
item; article; dish; course; finest item
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
quietly; slowly; gracefully
something small; something petty; trifle
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
whispering into a person's ear
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument