single word; a few words; brief comment
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
you (plural); all of you; you all
such; this sort of; like this
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to make a speech; to address
welcome!; nice to see you!
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
out of bounds; beyond the pale
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
outside of; not covered by
self-consciousness; self-awareness
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
reopening; resumption; restarting
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
somehow; for some reason or other
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding