to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
financial power; financial means; wealth
official business; public business
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to complain; to make a complaint
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
preference; priority; precedence
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
interval; break; pause; spare moment
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
unfairness; injustice; partiality
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
in the meanwhile; during the time
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy