top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
reigning; controlling; dictating
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
skill; dexterity; master hand
how many people; a number of people
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
only; merely; but; no more than
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
than; from; out of; except; but; more
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
no!; no no!; no, not at all