to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
dismissal; sacking; discharge
to use all one's strength (ability)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
postponement; deferment; adjournment
mature; becoming precocious
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
(your) consideration; attention; trouble; high dividends; high rate of return
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
short pause; short interval
division into equal parts; equal parts
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
on the occasion of; at the time of
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to sniff out; to get wind of
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor