top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
concealment; suppression; hiding
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
looking depressed; long face
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
right to know; right to access information
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
derailment; digression; deviation
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
transfer; assignment; conveyance
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
one's possessions; ownership
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
amount of money; sum of money
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for