of all people; a person of ...'s standing
jumping to a wrong conclusion
waste of time; killing time
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
how many years; how long; what year
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
all night long; all through the night
pressure; oppression; suppression
lacking a plan; haphazard
bureau director; office chief
good humour (humor); good mood
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
official divorce registration papers
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
negotiations; discussions; connection
by today; before the day is over
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
without; unless; have to do
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
narrow margin; slim margin
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
festival; feast; carnival
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
measurement error; calculation error