to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to take back; to recapture
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to hide; to conceal oneself
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
secret information; intelligence
dirty work; unpleasant task
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
conviction; belief; confidence
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
reigning; controlling; dictating
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
explanation; interpretation
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down