sorry to bother you, but ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
whispering into a person's ear
stationing (troops); garrisoning
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to live; to reside; to inhabit
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to be too late; to be too slow
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
anything and everything; just about everything
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
people; men and women; each person; everybody
food and drink; eating and drinking
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to incur someone's enmity
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to join forces; to cooperate
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)