bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
preparatory phase; preparatory period
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
cooking program; cookery show
program (e.g. TV); programme
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
(necessary) personnel; required person
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
largehearted; frank; unaffected
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
second; number two; runner-up
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
(large) house; residence; mansion
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
behavior; behaviour; manner
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
night view; night skyline; nightscape
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
handicraft; industrial art object
personality; style; appearance
high-class restaurant; high-end store
to talk to oneself; to mutter
guard; sentinel; garrison
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing