courteous; decorous; polite
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to brave a danger; to take a risk
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
contradiction; inconsistency
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
point of reference; reference point
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one