pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
lading; loading; carrying
to buy again; to buy anew
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
person in charge; official; attendant
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
application; request; petition
numbered tag; numbered ticket
bureaucratic routine; red tape
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to run out (e.g. of the room)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
performance of one's official duties
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
had better ...; may as well ...
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to have one's name entered (in a list)