watch store; watch dealer
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
sharing; division; draw; tie
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
general public; the masses
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
pride; dignity; self-respect
maximization; maximisation
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
men and women of all ages
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
pure literature; belles-lettres
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to be conspicuous; to stand out
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
what happens twice will happen thrice
breakthrough; great discovery
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally