to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
private person; individual
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
for today; for the time being
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
later on; eventually; afterwards
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
what's what; heads or tails
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
warrant; summons; written order
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification