tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
solitary island; isolated island
social; societal; societary
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
volunteer group; volunteer organization
such ... as; or some such
good; goodness; right; virtue
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
secretary (government); director; chief
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
reality; actuality; hard fact
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
bullet; round; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy); hitman
stopping at; going no further than
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
desperately; for one's dear life