fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
from the viewpoint of; according to
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
occurrence; happening; incident; event
time series; chronological order; chronology
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
sleeping pill; sleep medication
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
determination; resolution