to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to rule; to govern; to administer
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days