luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
silence (not speaking); muteness
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
beyond that point; after that
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
in the future; another day; later
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be perturbed; to be agitated
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
independence; self-reliance
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
broken product; faulty product
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block