study; library; den; home office; reading room
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to rain incessantly; to downpour
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to mix; to blend; to combine
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
survival; survivor; relic
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
mixture; compound; hybrid
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
short and stout; small but wide around
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
youthful; young; young-looking
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
gossip; corner of the mouth
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious