to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
felony; major offence; felon; old offender
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
powerful person; influential person
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
environment; circumstance
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
now that; since; so long as; because
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
setting off (on a trip); departure
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)