bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
comfort; consolation; diversion
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
personification; impersonation; embodiment
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about