gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
a second time; again; once more; twice
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to poke each other; to jab each other
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
one by one; one after another; successively
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
trouble; bother; annoyance
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin