Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
(crime of) public indecency
almost; roughly; approximately
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
proof-of-concept; demonstration experiment; verification test
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
restoration; restoration (restorative) work
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
vitality; (one's) life force
to need; to call for; to require
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
governments of various nations of the world
Official Development Assistance; ODA
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (somebody) a good prodding; to make (somebody) shape up
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK