office (e.g. the Oval Office)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
countermeasure; counter-measure
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
genuine article; real thing; real deal
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to find out; to discover; to locate
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
official business; public business
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
social life; social intercourse
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)