clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
sympathy; empathy; response
national crisis; national disaster
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
change; transition; vicissitudes
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
nothing but; none other than
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
being rampant; domination
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
whole day and night; 24 hours
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to start slowly; to lag behind
error; mistake; slip; bug
responsibility; duty; obligation
to resign from one's post
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede