strangulation; strangling
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
pronunciation; production of sound
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
class; heading; group; category
command; lead; generalship; leadership
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
successively; one after another
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
married woman; another's wife
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay