signature phrase; signature saying
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
prototype model; experimental machine
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
just a minute; small quantity
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine); No. 1 type
positive thinking; optimism
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
appearance; figure; shape; form
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects