rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
lately; recently; these days
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
surroundings; environs; circumference
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
plain; plateau; tableland
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to concern; to be related
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
how long; how far; how much
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
share (in a company); stock