ascending and descending; going up and down
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
knowledge applied to evil purposes
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
office chair; desk chair; computer chair
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
cigarette end; cigarette butt
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
with a clink (click, clack)
somehow; for some reason or other
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
to make a long-winded speech; to give a long talk
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
reopening; resumption; restarting
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
comment; criticism; critique; review
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here