service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
reception room; parlor; parlour
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
man; male; masculine gender
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
using every trick (in the book)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase