to save one's face; to maintain one's status
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
nude photograph showing pubic hair
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
national holiday; festival day
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked
progress; being under way
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to give directions; to issue instructions
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
around the clock; day and night
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
metallic sound; metallic clank