last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
sending; forwarding; shipping
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
decorum; propriety; politeness
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
polite; courteous; hospitable
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
class; heading; group; category
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
pass (e.g. backstage pass)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
secret understanding; collusion
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
execution; death by execution
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
freedom; free man; free woman
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy