the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
outrageous lie; outright lie
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
several times (as large, over)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather