show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
to need; to call for; to require
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
government; administration
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
power; authority; influence
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
future (usually near); prospects
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
person concerned; interested party; related party
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality