outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
fine weather; fair weather
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
ill will; malice; evil intent
number two; second in command
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
leaving everything up to someone else
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
doctor's rounds (in a hospital)
point in common; common feature
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)