manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
honour; honor; glory; privilege
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to be frank; to drop all pretense
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
common front; united front
to discuss; to talk together
enmity; antagonism; hostility
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
being startled; getting a shock
superiority complex; sense of superiority
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment