slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
degree of relative priority
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
another day; some other day
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
staying the night; lodging (at)
dealing with; coping with
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
don't you think?; indicates question
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
competent; suitable; qualified
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
Minister for Foreign Affairs
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
to increase; to add to; to augment
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application