avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
after the end (of something)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
rear-service duty; duty away from the front lines; logistics and support duty (behind the combat zone)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
business trip; official trip
public relations section or department
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
throughout; all through; right through
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
personification; anthropomorphization
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
with a start; with a jump
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth