formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to be intimate with; to befriend
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
malicious; deliberately mean
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
and yet; though; when; in spite of
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
arrest; apprehension; capture
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)