or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to start working; to take action
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
fortune-telling; divination
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
big leakage; uncontained leak
weird; disgusting; sickening
bet; wager; stake; gamble
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
how should I know?; don't ask me
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
line; queue; procession; matrix
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
force of a fire; force of flames
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
gold mining; extraction of gold
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
event; phenomenon; matter
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)