distinctive; characteristic
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
square; formal; prim; stuffy
to overdo; to do too much
most part; greater part; majority
admiration; being impressed (by)
extremely; very; really; super; so
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
prohibition; inhibition; ban
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
well, ...; right, ...; now, ...
morning; forenoon; just before noon
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
to increase; to add to; to augment