thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
birth; creation; formation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
specimen; sample; object to be examined
competent; suitable; qualified
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
not caring; not giving a damn
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
four-of-a-kind (poker hand)
district; section; sector
contract; compact; agreement
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)