permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to begin talking; to open up
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
shuttle transportation; shuttling back and forth
successively; one after another
successor; replacement; second wife
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
so-and-so; who?; which people?
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
most of all; extremely; supremely
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to read the situation; to sense the mood
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
topic of discussion; agenda
collection of works (in library cataloging); compilation
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
odd couple; incongruous couple