polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to invite in; to show someone in
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
the same generation; coeval
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
first-rate; finest quality; the best
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to say; to be called; to do
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
pleased to make your acquaintance
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to call each other; to call out to one another
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
no!; no no!; no, not at all
knowing; (an) acquaintance
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)