eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
influence; clout; leverage
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
addition; annexation; appendage
to order; to command; to appoint
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
one-by-one; separately; in detail
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far