negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
hostility; antagonism; opposition
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be reminded of; to call to mind
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
literature; books (reference); document
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
another family; another house