urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
meditation; contemplation
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy
research office; research division; inquiry section
each place; various places
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain