thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
to shade an account; to add something extra
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
convenient; handy; useful
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
storehouse; warehouse; godown
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
candy-coated fruit (usu. a plum) on a stick
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
review (of learned material); revision
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
older sister; lass; young lady
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to squeeze out; to wring out
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious