inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
prejudice; bias; distorted view
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
gambling den; gambling house
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
baton (of command); order; command; direction
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
on bad terms; at loggerheads
old friend; old acquaintance
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing