good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
inflammation of a tendon (sheath); tendonitis; tendinitis; tenosynovitis; tenovaginitis; tendovaginitis
not permitting; not authorizing
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
carving; engraving; chiselled features
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
wicker(work) (cane, rattan) chair
condensation; formation of dew
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
modesty; humility; being humble
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
(beyond the) limits; scope; boundary
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to put on airs; to assume importance
supplementary examination
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever