a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
hey there; I say; see here
fort; stronghold; fortification
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
here and there; in places
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
being dotted with; being scattered
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
discussion; debate (on a piece of legislation)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand