barker; tout; hawker; calling out to potential customers
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
GI (soldier in the US Army); G.I.
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to put someone to trouble
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
restoration; repair; mending
impudent; shameless; brazen
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
thickness; profundity; depth
philandering; itch for women
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
in history; ever; historical
most (numerous); largest (number of)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
turning into a cooler state; cooling down