to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
office job; clerical work
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
no!; no no!; no, not at all
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
copier paper; photocopying paper
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
globular shape; spherical shape
in this manner; in this way; like this
100,000,000; one hundred million
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
aggression; invasion; raid
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
around the world; throughout the world
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment