to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
workshop; studio; atelier
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
capital; funds; seed money; asset
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
residence; housing; residential building
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to go out and away; to leave
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
periodic; regular; routine
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
(necessary) personnel; required person
armed forces; military; troops
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
probability; likelihood; chances
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)