public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
sanity; consciousness; soberness
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
strategy meeting; council of war
to summon courage; to be brave
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
testimonial; certificate of commendation
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
noisy; confused; uproarious
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly