official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
unknown; obscure; insignificant
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to arrive; to come to pass
to make sure; to make doubly sure
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
armed might; military power; the sword; force
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to change the position of
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
very loud volume; megavolume
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
good humour (humor); good mood
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address