top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
trouble; bother; annoyance
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero; rounding off (views); converging to a common opinion
to be seen dimly; to glimmer
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
emergency fix; tentative measure; temporary solution
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
absence; disregard; indifference
private residence or home
answering machine; answerphone
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
sense of humor; sense of humour
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; indeterminate
one's post; place of work; workplace
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
no vacancy; full occupancy
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
living together; coexistence
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
period of time; time slot; time zone
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over