circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
notice; attention; observation
briskly with small steps; trotting
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
respect and affection; love and respect
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
tool; implement; means; furniture
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
plural; multiple; several
when it becomes; when it comes to
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
conviction; belief; confidence
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
financial power; financial means; wealth
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture