(political) power; authority; influence
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
adds force or indicates command
to polish up; to shine up
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
banquet or reception hall
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
near; close; beside; third person
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")