one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
fine weather; fair weather
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to need; to call for; to require
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People