charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to have a reason; to have an excuse
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
in this manner; in this way; like this
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to push aside; to brush aside
immediately; at once; instantly
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
success or failure; outcome; result
amicable settlement; settling the case leaving no parties dissatisfied
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
threatening letter; intimidating letter
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to need; to call for; to require