excelling; surpassing; outdoing
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
key person; important person
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to make oneself available (free)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
shopping; purchased goods
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
likability; favorability; popularity
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
trouble; bother; annoyance
no!; no no!; no, not at all
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to discuss; to talk together
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to have a talk; to tell a story
looking on; remaining a spectator
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)