quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
to have a relationship; to have relations
support; backing; patronage
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
great admiration; deep respect
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
other than; excluding; without
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
form of government; system of government; polity
brightness; splendour; splendor
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
toast (to someone; esp. the deceased at a post-ceremony meal); drinking to someone's health (or memory)
information media; press; news organs
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
sovereign power; the reins of government
in search of; in order to look for
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
general situation; whole aspect
torturing to death; tormenting to death
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
information discovery; disclosure of information
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting