formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
date (of an event, meeting, etc.)
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
government office; public office
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
to claim victims; to leave casualties
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
probity check; background investigation
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
industrialist; entrepreneur
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
(walking) stick; cane; wand
illegal; illicit; unlawful
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to