estimate (of costs); budget
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
successive generations; successive emperors
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
secretary (government); director; chief
to grumble about something (trivial)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
burning off a field (in early spring)
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
conference room; council room
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries