mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
responsibility; duty; obligation
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
counter for books; volume
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
department; bureau; section; part
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of