valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
royal capital; imperial capital
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
contract; compact; agreement
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
property; fortune; assets
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
canvasser; traveling salesman; travelling salesman; door-to-door solicitor
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
(radio, TV) license fee; licence fee
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
moderate; proper; just right
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
younger scholar; future reference
to refer to; to use as reference