to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
sad; wretched; deplorable
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
follow-up report; further news
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be too late; to be too slow
absence; disregard; indifference
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to become clear; to be made public
to prevent; to take precautions
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
ruler; monarch; sovereign
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
leader; guide; mentor; coach
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to arrive; to come to pass
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business