suited figure; person in a suit
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
studies; schoolwork; classwork
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
knowing; (an) acquaintance
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to escape from; to get out
remaining silent; keeping secret
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
pitch that hits the batter
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to happen to hear; to overhear
distrust; unjust suspicion
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
expressing one's mind; speaking out
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying