apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
election; selection; choice
power; authority; jurisdiction
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
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
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to tighten; to press hard
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
once a fool, always a fool; (lit.) idiots will only be cured when they die
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
the same as something was reputed to be
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
pain of love; love troubles
to concern; to be related
not necessarily so; is not always true