to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
flour; meal; powder; dust
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
such; this sort of; like this
knowing; (an) acquaintance
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
later on; eventually; afterwards
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to cut corners; to be shoddy
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
otherwise; or else; if not
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
but; however; provided that
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...