back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to increase in value; to gain prestige
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
a cut above; one step above
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
sense of duty (obligation)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
whispered conversation; whispering
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
degree of attention; profile
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
although I say; although one might say; although called