growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
different magazine (esp. by a different publisher); another magazine
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
exclusive; attached to; specialist
contract; compact; agreement
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
in accordance with; according to
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference