something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to pick up; to find; to gather
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
way; method; means; resource; course
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
funeral; burial; condolence
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to die; to lay down life's burden
injured person; wounded person; casualty
order; command; directions; instructions
to thrust down; to push off
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
to put one's life on the line
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
dining; dining room; meal
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
confections; sweets; candy; cake
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple