prime minister; premier; chancellor
prickling; stinging; tingling
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
not caring; not giving a damn
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
company; corporation; workplace
company president; manager; director
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to jump up and down; to hop
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate