statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
talkative; loquacious; garrulous; having a large family to support; having too many mouths to feed
as hoped for; as expected
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
complete lie; outright lie
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
going downstream in a boat
to lose one's footing; to slip
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
popular name; common name; given name
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to machine; to cut; to scrape
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
old clothes; worn-out clothes; cast-off clothes
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
appending to the main body of a work; addition of an appendix
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
feelings; thoughts; meaning
separate volume; fascicle; fascicule
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
second volume (of three); second book; volume two; book two
within the year; before the year is out
different thing; another question; different case
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point