most part; greater part; majority
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
this is why; this means; it is the case that
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
conference room; council room
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
together; at the same time; same; identical
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
such ... as; or some such
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(within a) territory; domains
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
opposite; reverse; contrary
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification