urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
intelligence gathering; information gathering
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
on the occasion of; at the time of
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
greeting; a fine thing to say
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
smuggling (people); stowing away
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)