main; principal; chief; primary; major
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
construction; architecture (of buildings)
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
environment; circumstance
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
banquet or reception hall
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
offering a full report to a superior
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge