the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
your highness; your grace; your eminence
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
prejudice; bias; distorted view
youth; minor; young people
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
normal practice; proper practice
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
treating someone like a child
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
period of time; time slot; time zone
setting a bad example to others
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
dwelling; house; residence; address
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base