layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
world; society; people; the public
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
plunder; spoils; booty; loot
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
outside of; not covered by
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
way; method; means; (technical) specification
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
irritation; annoyance; frustration
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to taste; to try (food or drink)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself