transactions; dealings; business
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
particularly; only; in the case of
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
how long; how far; how much
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
such a thing; something like that
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
powerful medicine; strong poison
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible