table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
many; numerous; various; large number of
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
stifled (laughter); simmering
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
with a bump; with a clunk
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
furious facial expression
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
transactions; dealings; business
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
if you think about it; come to think of it
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
confusion; mixing; merger
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
difficult to ...; hard to ...
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care