schedule; program; calendar
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
schedule; program; programme; agenda
postponement; deferment; adjournment
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
a few seconds; several seconds
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
seeing in the dark; night vision
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
finding employment; getting a job
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback