same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
connection; link; relationship
behavior; behaviour; conduct
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
hostility; animosity; enmity
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
never mind!; don't worry about it
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
graduate; alumnus; alumna
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to understand; to make out
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
depravity; corruption; degradation
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife