attendance; presence; appearance
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
leather; leather-bound; leathern
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
rapid development; rapid unfolding
I appreciate your efforts
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
just now; right now; at this moment
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to step forward; to volunteer
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
question; inquiry; enquiry
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
large number (of); many; majority
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to find fault with; to question
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
sympathy; compassion; pity
personal affair; one's own affair
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
however; having said that; but
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends