top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
plan; protocol; manifest; program
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to be born; to come into the world
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
composition; constitution
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
although I say; although one might say; although called
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
indiscriminately; recklessly
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)