six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
(a place) out of one's reach
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
thick curtain; drop curtain
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
drama; play; powerful drug
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to take command; to give direction
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
opposite; reverse; contrary
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
allocation; assignment; allotment
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
diversion; putting something to another use
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
headquarters; head office; main office
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements