precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
(very) patient; persevering
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
that kind; competition; match
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
blunder; slip; error; error
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful