lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
at work; in the midst of work; working
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
newspaper reporter; print journalist
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
had better ...; had better not ...
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
tattling; telling on (someone)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
near oneself; close to one; familiar
nod; inclination of the head
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
real thing; original; actual
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview