public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
quick to seize an opportunity
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
old fox; old-timer; schemer
to apologize; to apologise
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
very busy (person or thing)
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
relation; connection; affinity
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
increased volume or quantity
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside