play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
internal (domestic) affairs
transactions; dealings; business
(social) class; rank; grade
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
older brother and younger sister
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
next term; next period; next version; next release
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
popular will; will of the people
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...