exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
powerful person; influential person
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
frequency (of occurrence)
total (money); full amount; sum
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
folding; bending; wrapping; packing; folding (in poker)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
management; administration; operation
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
different opinion; objection
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
aristocracy system; aristocracy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to make a mistake; to blunder
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
welcome; (warm) reception
way of calling (something or someone)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...