nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
normalization; normalisation
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
influence; clout; leverage
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
social life; social intercourse
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to take turns; to mingle together
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
longing for; burning desire
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
acceleration; speeding up
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
climax; peak; zenith; apex