basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
failure; mistake; blunder
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
genuine article; real thing; real deal
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
regret; repentance; remorse