artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to build (a bridge) over a river
to place a weight upon (e.g. when making pickles); to press (down)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
planning; project; plan; design
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
reform; reformation; reorganization
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
two parts; two copies; the second part
route map (buses, trains, etc.)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
(someone else's) child; child; kid
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
growth period; growing season