order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
main question; real issue at hand
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
light; easy; non-serious; minor
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
sales; selling; marketing
thought; consideration; thinking
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
moving; touching; stirring
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
absentmindedness; peace of mind
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
clearing one's throat; cough
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement