to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
as hoped for; as expected
situation report; status report; progress report
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
interception; monitoring; tapping
attendance; presence; appearance
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
very likely; very probable
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
authenticity; credibility
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal