to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
evening meal; dinner; supper
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
innocence; being not guilty
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
commencing with; including
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
seeing off and meeting on return
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
volunteer activities; volunteerism
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
as before; as ever; as it was originally
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
power; authority; influence
business; errand; nature of one's business
separation of church and state
person who has rendered distinguished service