last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
negotiations; discussions; connection
presence; sitting with; being with
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
future (usually near); prospects
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
hospitalization; hospitalisation
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
perfect; complete; flawless
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
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
overconfident; presumptuous
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
selection; choice; option