bolt from the blue; great surprise
inheritance; succession to property
one's possessions; ownership
high-quality goods; choice goods
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
close; intimate; on good terms
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
single word; a few words; brief comment
persecution complex; paranoia
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
cooperation; collaboration
ahead; before; the future
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)