to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
it is I who should say so
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
rule; reign; government; governing
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon