glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
performance of one's official duties
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
free (of charge); gratuitous
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
for example; for instance; e.g.
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
had better ...; may as well ...
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
treating someone like a child
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter