to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
outside of; not covered by
remaining silent; keeping secret
and (also); both ... and; as well as
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to gather; to collect; to assemble
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to keep a watchful eye on
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement