wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
worthy of special mention
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
hard-line policy; tough measure
reform; reformation; reorganization
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
difficult to ...; hard to ...
individual; private person; personal; private
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
bribe; sweetener; douceur
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
bribe; money under the table
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
beginning; outset; first; onset
social life; social intercourse
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by