uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
throwaway; disposable; single-use
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
reason; cause; circumstances
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
knowing; (an) acquaintance
priority; order of precedence
how many years; how long; what year
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
house; dwelling; human habitation
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
ancestor; forefather; foremother
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything