to fail in one's social duties
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
genuine article; real thing; real deal
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
existence; possession; having; limited company
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
rather; sooner; preferably
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
early on; earlier on; from early
ostentation; show; affectation
calling card murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
general classification; broad categorization
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
the same; the said; likewise
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights