defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
contract; compact; agreement
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
cooperation; collaboration
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
reception room; parlor; parlour
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
great laughter; burst of laughter
to run about; to rush about
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn