the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
feeling; sense; impression
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to face; to go towards; to head towards
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
both (people); the two of them
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
corridor; hallway; passageway