to fall completely silent; to become still as death
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
solution; solution strategy
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
direct control; direct supervision
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
as soon as possible; ASAP
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
sublime; noble; high-minded
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
decoration; ornament; trimmings
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
different opinion; objection
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
to face on; to look out on to
now that; since; so long as; because
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours