may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
unidentifiable; unidentified
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
deviation; departure; omission
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else