business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dirty work; unpleasant task
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
close call; narrow escape
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to be consistent; to be coherent
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to see through; to see the true nature of something