strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
structured (e.g. information); integral (e.g. knowledge); systematic
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to increase; to add to; to augment
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
being entrusted with; taking charge of
discretion; judgement; judgment
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
estimate (of costs); budget
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
increase (in an amount of money)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
it is no use crying over spilt milk
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing