problematic statement; controversial remark
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
strategy meeting; council of war
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
elliptical shape; oval shape
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
retirement (from the world); seclusion
village; human habitation; human settlement
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
wish; desire; ambition; choice
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting in storage
article; news story; report; account