leather; leather-bound; leathern
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
strip-searching; security check
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
briefer; elucidator; exponent; expositor; explainer
paper tape; paper streamer
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have