unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
both; both sides; both parties
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
imagination; supposition; guess
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to make an appearance; to show up
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
call; summons; convening; convocation
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
correction; revision; amendment
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to burst open; to pop; to split
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
nightlife districts; drinking districts
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
well-cooked; well-done; browned
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome