swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
leaving everything up to someone else
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
important points; main points
the present regime; the existing regime
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
stirring; rousing oneself
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
established practice; custom
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
total energy; all efforts
on the occasion of; at the time of
hard struggle; strenuous effort
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work