postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
outsider; someone outside of a group
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
nonchalant air; unruffled air
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
moving about; stirring about
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
whispering into a person's ear
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
silence (not speaking); muteness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to put into effect; to put into practice
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to think (something) strange
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
threat; intimidation; menace
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express