frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
wheat sheaf; stacked wheat
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
spurious letter; apocryphal book; forgery
cheap article; poor quality article
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
antiques; old works of art
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
after-sales service; warranty service
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to get late; to advance; to wear on