polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
commerce; trade; business
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
connection; link; relationship
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
suppression; repression; subjugation
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
(political) administration; political power
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
difference; variation; difference
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to manage something successfully; to be successful
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to get along well with; to make a go of it
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy