stealthily; secretly; in secret
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
reduction by half; halving
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
seeing for the first time; first sight
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
(medical) doctor; physician
performer; entertainer; celebrity
business world; business circles; (the) industry
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
due form; official; formality
death penalty; capital punishment
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
short pause; short interval
in person; personally; directly
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
memories; recollections; reminiscence
people; men and women; each person; everybody
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
trauma (usu. psychological)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials