cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to happen to have on hand or in stock
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
curse; spell; malediction
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
uncompleted; unfinished; crude
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
inquiry counter; consulting service; assistance service
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
from the viewpoint of; according to
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with