threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
bribe; sweetener; douceur
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
minority group (party); minority
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
human; human-like; as a person
leadership skill; leadership ability
someone who has come to say farewell; those who have come to say farewell; people at a send-off
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
opening inward (of a door or window)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
teatime; tea break; coffee break
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
goods; merchandise; commercial items
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
physical strength; muscle strength
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
practicality; utility; usefulness
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
semi-transparent; translucent
writing paper; stationery; notepaper