deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to watch steadily; to stare
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
performance of one's official duties
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
still; even now; to this day
order; sequence; procedure
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...