fate; destiny; predestination
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
(someone else's) daughter
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
don't worry about it; forget about it
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
as soon as possible; ASAP
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person