rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
president (of a society); chairman
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
almost every day; almost daily
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
pardon me for leaving (first)
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
loud shout; excited cheering
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to keep standing; to stand motionless