celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
possession; retention; maintenance
to concern; to be related
transfer; assignment; conveyance
outward appearance; apparent
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to grimace; to make a wry face
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
support; backing; aid; assistance
giving; provision; furnishing
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
reason for being; raison d'être
proposal; proposition; suggestion
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...