dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
demonstration; manifestation; protest
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to become empty; to be emptied
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
departure place; place of departure
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
standard; set; routine; decided
imprudent fellow; misguided fellow
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
power; authority; influence
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies