quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
anxiety (about the future)
to leave (a scene); to step away
very important person; VIP
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
sentiment; sentimentality
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
influential person; man of importance
to be itching to put one's skills to use
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
in unison; as one; united
in that way; like that; that way
business person; operator; carrier (telecommunications, transport, etc.)
formal marriage interview
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
(social) position; status
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(your, his, her) daughter
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging