to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
powerful person; influential person
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
condition; state (of health); appearance
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
to be attacked by a disease
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
nothing but; none other than
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy