drinking party; banquet; feast
to care for someone; to look after someone
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
individual; private person; personal; natural person
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
(your) choice; preference; wish
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
sense of smell; olfaction
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
technical skill; ability; capacity
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
accomplishment; execution