wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
furious facial expression
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
prohibition; inhibition; ban
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to state; to express; to mention
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
feelings; thoughts; meaning
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
supply; provision; raising; procurement
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
tool; implement; means; furniture
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
allocation; assignment; allotment
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to govern; to manage; to subdue