dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
tedious; lengthy; wordy; long-winded
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); to come to an end; to finish
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
relation; connection; relevance
intelligence network; information network
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to keep a watchful eye on
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)