to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
president's office; director's office
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
successful person; success
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
libertine; playboy; lazy person; hobbyist
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
fixed interval; fixed period
security (e.g. data, password, etc.)
prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
academic; scholarly; scientific
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
factory; plant; mill; workshop