department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
regret; repentance; remorse
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
old friend; familiar face
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
price increase; rise in price
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
steady; firm; solid; secure
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
suddenly; all of a sudden
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
laundering (e.g. of money)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
firm; strong; solid; stable
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
twice; again; second time
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet