to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to apologize; to apologise
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
influential person; man of importance
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to mark the end; to spell the end
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to become empty; to be emptied
to gain fame; to make one's name
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to be softened; to calm down
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
trial product; prototype model
heap; pile; stack; full measure
sampling food; tasting; trying
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
section; cross section; profile
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
piece; fragment; one (object)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
stealthily; secretly; in secret
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to begin to appear; to begin to come in