place of dispatch; place of origin
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
presumption; assumption; estimation
presence; sitting with; being with
preface; introduction; preamble
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to order; to command; to appoint
cooperation; collaboration
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
independent action; acting alone
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to say; to be called; to do
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to press a question; to cross-examine
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
writing on someone's behalf
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to withstand; to be able to endure
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier