to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
part; portion; glimpse; bit
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
ten; 10; ten years of age
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
voting; ballot; poll; vote
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine