necessary documents; important documents
great hurry; great haste; rush
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
meanwhile; in the meantime
to ask a question; to ask questions
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
choices; alternatives; options
having said that; on the other hand
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
finally; in the end; on top of all that
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
every year; yearly; annually
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
one person; another name; nickname; alias
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
almost; roughly; approximately