to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
innocence; being not guilty
results (of a study or investigation)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
all times and places; all ages and countries
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
blow; hit (on the body); beating
actual profit; practical use; benefit
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
if you like; if you prefer; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; what's more; furthermore
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to take back; to recapture
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
calamity; disaster; accident
to blaze; to burn brightly
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
good news; happy news; glad tidings
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
last night; yesterday evening
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to understand from experience