to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
passenger (on a ship or aircraft)
open; spacious; extensive
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
box-shaped; box-type; boxy
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
transport ship; troop ship
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
(exercising) the right to command
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
completion; perfection; accomplishment
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
personal feelings; self-interest
town; city; municipal; urban
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
in the mountains; among the mountains
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
even though; despite; when