to select someone (out of many people)
person who has rendered distinguished service
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
good performance; good work; great success
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
Eaton; Eton (Britain); Eyton
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
guardian; protector; patron; parent
MI6 (from Military Intelligence Section 6); Secret Intelligence Service (UK); SIS
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
welcome!; nice to see you!
secretary (government); director; chief
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
nothing but; none other than
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite