process; course; mechanism
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
deposit; payment; money received; money due
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
illegal; illicit; unlawful
in the ministry; in the department
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
without permission; without notice
dwelling; house; residence; address
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
high heels; high-heeled shoes
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
hygiene; sanitation; health