breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
writing on someone's behalf
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to ascend (the throne); to accede
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
surely; certainly; without doubt
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to underrate; to make light of