name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
royal capital; imperial capital
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to appease; to suppress; to calm
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to show up; to appear; to turn up
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
school building; schoolhouse
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
instead; but (on the other hand)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast