high; noble; refined; advanced
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
to have time free; to have time to spare
to search for; to seek for; to look for
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
more than usual; especially; particularly
incommunicative; taciturn
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
sharp sighted; easily awakened
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
internal organs; intestines; viscera
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
great laughter; burst of laughter
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
mental; spiritual; emotional
those present; attendance
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition