envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
influential person; man of importance
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
military personnel; soldier
every person; each one; everybody
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
now that; since; so long as; because
every place; various places
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be prolonged; to drag on
way of speaking; intimation
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to change completely; to change suddenly
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
distant look; faraway look
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
failure; mistake; blunder
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to make a lasting impression
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand