in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
constitutional government
topic of discussion; agenda
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
in name but not in reality
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
rather; sooner; preferably
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
having an ancient and honorable origin
making light of; disregarding
welcome!; nice to see you!
of no interest; not interested
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
conduct; behavior; behaviour
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
should do; ought to do; must do
(not) a single person; (no) one
property; fortune; assets
precarious situation; precarious state
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
school inter-class ball-game competition
interval; break; pause; spare moment
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
unique; peculiar; special