guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
leaving a matter to chance
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
sorry to bother you, but ...
to have a reason; to have an excuse
while being out of the office or away from home
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news