usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
opening and closing; opening and shutting
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
fast-talking; rapid talking
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
from the beginning; from scratch
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
delivery; transfer; hand-over
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
as many (people) as possible
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
treatment; service; handling; management
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
conference room; council room
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
counterfeit goods; knock-off; imitation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
great success; huge success
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
clicking; clopping; clacking
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath