front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to send or direct a person to
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
point of action (e.g. of a lever)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
head; brains; intelligence
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
losing weight; slimming; lean person
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
to know (a person); to think
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
the relation of master to servant
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to have one's knees be about to give way
succession; continuation; series; sequence
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent