to make a speech; to address
how many months?; how long?
forced laugh; forced smile
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
draw; tie; quits; even; square
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
sales; selling; marketing
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
prompt; immediate; in real time
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
first thing in the morning
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points