to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to say; to be called; to do
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to be intimate with; to befriend
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
important documents; important papers
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
hard to get; hard to come by
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
life; living; I; me; student
parts; accessories; components
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
next term; next period; next version; next release
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to be erected; to be built