conductor's stick; conductor's baton
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
such; this sort of; like this
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
release; liberation; acquittal
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
personal (employee); employed; retained
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
manner of using one's hands
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to give flowers as a gift
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
prejudice; bias; distorted view
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
Victoria (Seychelles); Victoria (Australia)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future