untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
keeping things tidy and in order
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
mental; spiritual; emotional
to leave something as it is
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
emotional strength; force of will
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
billow; surge; large wave
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
elevated (structure); overhead