former husband; late husband
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
little finger; pinky; little toe
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
duty station; place of business; work location
gossip; corner of the mouth
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
cut; reduction; curtailment
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to sniff out; to get wind of
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
one floor (of a building); single floor
to polish up; to shine up
(walking) stick; cane; wand
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to get late; to advance; to wear on