to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
common knowledge; well-known fact
support; backing; aid; assistance
official announcement; proclamation
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
radical party; extremists
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to spend time (on doing something)
eighth day of the month; eight days
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
whereabout; about where; how much
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
particularly; only; in the case of
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
force (bulldoze) one's way through
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
personal; individual; private
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
support; backing; patronage
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance