to spread; to be propagated
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
funny story; funny anecdote
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
distant look; faraway look
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to be worried; to be troubled
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
performance of one's official duties
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh