such ... as; or some such
personality; style; appearance
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to talk; to chat; to chatter
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
greeting; a fine thing to say
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
silent; still; quiet; hushed
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
mission; delegation; transmission
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
as soon as possible; ASAP
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)