something small; something petty; trifle
high brow; broad forehead
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
weird; strange; mysterious
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to leave the government service
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
posterity; future generations
criticism; commentary; review
unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
to make a success in life
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
under the ... administration; within the ... government
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent
to launch a surprise attack
divining sticks; counting; calculation
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony