percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
topic of discussion; agenda
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
official announcement; proclamation
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
influential person; man of importance
attendance; participation; presence
close; intimate; on good terms
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
education world or circles
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
commitment; pledge; promise
VIP; very important person
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
graduate; alumnus; alumna
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
flying column; detached force
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
one's last moment; one's death; one's end