alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to say; to be called; to do
this family; we; this house
kindness; intimacy; friendship
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
meeting; greeting; welcome
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to breathe out; to exhale
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
superstition; superstitious belief
study; research; investigation
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
senior high school student
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it