to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
decision; settlement; definition
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
healthy; sound; wholesome
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
hostility; animosity; enmity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
headquarters; head office; main office
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
ago; since; before; previous
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
sense of unity; sense of oneness