at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
materials; data; document
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
stale; hackneyed; cliched
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
final; eventual; ultimate
site; point on a map; spot
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
ex post facto report; report after the event
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
investigation (to determine the cause of something)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
drinking bout; merrymaking
for today; for the time being