hotel charge; lodging expense
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
trial product; prototype model
polite; respectful; reverent
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
not worth considering; out of the question
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
off the shoulder (e.g. top, dress, etc.)
tuck (clothing, sewing); tuck (diving, gymnastics)
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
distant look; faraway look
sampling food; tasting; trying
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
no matter how much time passes
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
item; article; dish; course; finest item
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
leaving everything to someone else
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
ex post facto report; report after the event
ill will; malice; evil intent