silence; stillness; quietness
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
rather; sooner; preferably
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
surrounding at a distance
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
mass communication; mass media
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
avoiding or dodging responsibility
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
(money) recovery; claw-back
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
briskly; quickly; promptly
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to one's delight; to one's joy
furnishings; implements; equipment
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch