embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
upper classes; high society
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
stagnation; hindrance; delay
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to state; to express; to mention
interval; break; pause; spare moment
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
caller; visitor; company; guest
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
door; gate; opening; title page
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
corridor; hallway; passageway
unveiling; debut; introduction
beforehand; in advance; previously
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be responsive; to show immediate results
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly