control; management (e.g. of a business)
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to mix; to stir; to blend
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket