banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
ostensible (surface) reason
never ceasing; never ending; endless
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
unidentifiable; unidentified
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
countermeasure; counter-measure
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
offense and defense; offence and defence
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to grimace; to make a wry face
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
addition; adding; supplement
dwelling; house; residence; address
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
self control; self restraint
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
conference room; council room
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
declaration; proclamation; announcement
retainer; subject; vassal; servant