to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
whole face; all over one's face
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
advance payment; money paid in advance
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
settlement; permanent residency
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
death penalty; capital punishment
all; entire; whole; altogether
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)