to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to put on airs; to assume importance
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
naivete; simplicity; innocence
unheard-of; unprecedented
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
due form; official; formality
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
surroundings; environs; circumference
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
several people; a few people
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
on the occasion of; at the time of
record keeper; recorder; archivist
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
comparatively; relatively
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to be worried; to be troubled
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely