excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to be free; to be available
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
influence; clout; leverage
preliminary investigation; preparation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
tenth day of the month; ten days
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to throw into; to toss into
cruise; navigation; sailing
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
job; work; duties; trade; skill
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
alone; unaided; away from home
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
whole story; full picture; full particulars
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
investigation (to determine the cause of something)
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
district; section; sector
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
letter; missive; note; mail
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
eighth day of the month; eight days
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
strong nation; powerful country
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up