estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
kubinage; neck throw; head throw
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to distract a person's attention
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
effective control (over territory); working control
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
to pluck; to pick; to tear
fully prepared; all ready
way of asking; way of listening; listener
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; (lit.) hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
success or failure; outcome; result
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to hammer out the details; to work out details
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
insight; power of observation
to stare back (at); to glare back
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)