adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to cause a person trouble
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
opinion; intention; thought
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
in accordance with; according to
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
how; in what way; by what means
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
a few years ago; some years back
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number