to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
next term; next period; next version; next release
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
to attack; to assault; to assail
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
accurate; correct; precise; exact
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
(present) head of a family
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely