securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
regular customer; general audience; general public
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
putting into operation; invocation
to arrive; to come to pass
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
to resound; to make a stir
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
during; for the duration of
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
because; the reason is; if you want to know why