speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to order; to command; to appoint
different opinion; objection
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
direction of travel; direction of movement
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to look down over; to look down on
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency