negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
resident; indigenous; always existing
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out
to have the privilege of doing
polling place; polling station
number of votes polled; poll votes
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
undisputed; entirely; perfect
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
starting point; point of departure
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
finding employment; getting a job
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown