person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
kindergartener; preschooler
one more time; once more; once again
telephone book; telephone directory
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
company; corporation; workplace
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
after a long time; for the first time in a while
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
electric bass; bass guitar
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear