how long; how much; to what extent
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
one's share; one's portion
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
reduction by half; halving
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect