hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
gilt; guilt; gilt-edged security; gilt
hiring locally; locally-hire; local employee; employment of local staff
additionally; in addition
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
restoration of public order
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to beat someone by ganging up on them
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
making obligatory; making compulsory
estate sale; estate liquidation
failing mark; failing grade
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
ratification; confirmation
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
upward adjustment; upward revision
complicity (in a crime); collusion
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
to be attacked by a disease
publishing house; publishing office
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
direct mail; direct message