even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to distribute; to hand out
(social) position; status
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
restoration; return to health
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
having no special rank or title
pending question; unresolved problem
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
proposal; motion; recommendation
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
performance of one's official duties
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to take over; to hand over
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
the way one works; one's working manner
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to be responsive; to show immediate results
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
passion; enthusiasm; zeal