fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to go wherever one has to go (to get a matter settled, e.g. the court)
to blow off; to be blown off
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
silence; stillness; quietness
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
sudden change; complete change
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
due form; official; formality
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at