(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
legal; lawful; legitimate
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to step back; to walk backwards
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
reception hours; opening hours
hourglass figure; having a good-looking, full-bodied figure (of a woman); big breasts and buttocks, tight waist
burlesque; low comedy; farce
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
being deeply in debt; being up to one's ears in debt
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
spoilt vote; faulty ballot
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
omission (from a list, record, etc.)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
projected to win; sure to be elected; home free
hierarchy based on age; custom of elders first
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
a little bit; a little while
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team