to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
regular matches in an official tournament
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
property; fortune; means; assets
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
on hand; readily available
a little; a bit; slightly
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly
several years; a few years
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to help each other; to cooperate
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to thrust down; to push off