prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
signature; signing; sealing
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
text; provisions (act, treaty)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
decorum; propriety; politeness
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to manage a state; to govern a country
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
the future; future prospects
to call in; to invite; to bring in
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
one's physical safety; personal security
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
to triumph; to be elated with success
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity