to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
comparatively high; fairly expensive
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
bond; bill; certificate; security
Japan and the Philippines
branch manager; manager of a branch office
while alive; during one's lifetime
scale; scope; plan; structure
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
(someone else's) child; child; kid
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
how many years; how long; what year