celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
by your leave; with your permission
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
supreme; greatest; highest; best
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
northern part; the north (of a region)
to arrive home; to return
the way back; the way home; return trip
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
theatre-going; theater-going
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
fort; stronghold; fortification
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress