to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
back street; back alley; off-street
tour conductor; tour guide
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
close; intimate; on good terms
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
armory; armoury; ordnance department
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
support; backing; patronage
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
by itself; automatically; naturally
armor and helmet (armour)
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
outward appearance; apparent
mental; spiritual; emotional
material; substance; matter
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable