public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
absence; disregard; indifference
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
commencing with; including
photography; taking photographs
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
present; gift; to give a present or gift
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to mix; to stir; to blend
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to begin to walk; to set out
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
presence; sitting with; being with
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
important person; strategic person; key figure
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated