condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
such ... as; or some such
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
such; this sort of; like this
how can (one) do something
desperately; for one's dear life
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
woman; female; feminine gender
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) even once; (not) ever
to employ; to hire; to charter
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to entrust; to leave to a person
a few years ago; some years back
without permission; without notice
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
amount of money; sum of money
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
since when; from when; how long