surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
spare time; free time; leisure time
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to be smeared; to be covered
family; relatives; dependents; household
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
whole story; full picture; full particulars
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
although I say; although one might say; although called
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
it's been a long time; long time no see
height (of body); stature
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
personal; individual; private
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
variation; rogue (something)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with