dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
very interesting; of great interest
mockery; derision; ridicule
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
small fraction; small proportion
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown