uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
nice; likeable; desirable
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
in proportion to; just as much as
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
only; merely; but; no more than
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
maintaining the status quo
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
much less; to say nothing of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
be (that) as it may; having said that
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
two classes; double; two sets
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
registration; accession; register; entry; record