to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
private; exclusive; secret
furnishings; implements; equipment
association; union; guild
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
high and low (social standing)
clear solution; clean decision
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
government worker; public servant; civil servant
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
business discussion; negotiation
bargain; good buy; budget
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
financial muscle; economic clout
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
exceptional item; extraordinary product
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about