order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to go out and away; to leave
it's no joke; gimme a break!
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
real situations; personal consideration; private circumstances; favoritism; favouritism
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
to hand over; to surrender
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
stale; hackneyed; cliched
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
profitable plan; good plan
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
had better ...; had better not ...
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself