to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
attendance; presence; appearance
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
clearly; distinctly; vividly
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to shade an account; to add something extra
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to cover fully; to wrap around
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
depending on; dependent on
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
support; backing; aid; assistance
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
one by one; in detail; minutely
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation