ceremony; rite; ritual; service
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
middle of the night; dead of night
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
in the morning; during the morning
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
maintenance; preservation; improvement
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)