ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
banknote; bill; note; paper money
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
good performance; good work; great success
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
cannot be helped; unavoidable
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to make out a check (cheque); to write out a check
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to compete with; to vie for
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
unidentifiable; unidentified
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
proposal; motion; recommendation
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of