verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
this family; we; this house
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to keep (a person) waiting
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
offering a full report to a superior
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
promotion; raising of status
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
postponement; deferment; adjournment
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for