thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
well-bred; of good upbringing
troops; group members; team members
courteous; decorous; polite
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
covered with; stained; smeared
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bargain; good buy; budget
article; thing; object; property; real estate
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
polish; improvement; burnishing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
unidentifiable; unidentified
station; office; guardroom
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
noisy; confused; uproarious
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time