thousands; several thousand
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
official in charge; person in charge
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through