closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
border (between countries); national border
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to be famous; to be well-known
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
to force out corruption; to drive away misconduct; to clean up; (lit.) to drain out pus
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
respect and affection; love and respect
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to leave the government service
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life