description; account; delineation; (a) predicative; predication
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
initiative taken by bureaucrats in the drafting of government policies and bills (rather than by politicians)
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
latent disposition; inner feelings
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
subsidy; grant; subvention
customs (duties); duty; tariff
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
not limited to; not just ...
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
frequency (of occurrence)
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
separate; special; another; separately
postponement; deferment; adjournment
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
number of times; frequency; count
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks