bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
large amount of money; great cost
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
due form; official; formality
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
number one; first; best; most; game; round