nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
close; intimate; on good terms
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
notice; attention; observation
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
capital strength (of an enterprise)
to start slowly; to lag behind
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
very great; enormous; serious
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
like this; this sort; this way
state secrets; secrets of the state
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour