permission; approval; authorization; license
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
specialization; specialisation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
to order; to command; to appoint
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
each place; various places
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
power; authority; jurisdiction
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
shopping; purchased goods
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
image; figure; figure; form; image
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
for your information; I'm telling you
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively