ordinary; sensible; commonplace
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
like this; this sort; this way
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to pretend; to act (as if)
beyond that point; after that
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
events of the day; current affairs
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
police drama (television); detective drama
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
full dress; formal dress; uniform
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive