to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
in the meanwhile; during the time
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
not worth considering; out of the question
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
bet; wager; stake; gamble
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
two persons; two people; pair; couple
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
long thin face; Black Scraper (fish)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention