senior; elder; person older than oneself
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to move forward; to move on
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
commander; general; leader
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to score points with (a person)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
based on; built on; made from
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
complete change; about-face
reopening; resumption; restarting
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
secret; private; surreptitious
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)