to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
image; figure; figure; form; image
to raise one's voice; to shout
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
very loose; slowly; leisurely
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
furious facial expression
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
how; in what way; circumstances
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura