elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to smirk; to grin broadly
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
fate; destiny; predestination
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
to have the memory of having done something oneself
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
if so; in that case; in that situation
it hasn't been long since
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
height (of a person); stature