office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to indicate; to show; to point to
to spread; to be propagated
loved one; lover; sweetheart
the opposite sex; isomerism
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
probability; likelihood; chances
in the end; at the end of the day
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
reinstatement; reappointment
secret information; intelligence
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
one end; an end; part; fragment
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
environment; circumstance
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal