recovery; rescue; recapture
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to begin some form of lifestyle
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to offer a (monetary) prize
source of funds; resources; finances
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
the same as something was reputed to be
the big two...; two major...; two main...
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
powerful person; influential person
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to send or direct a person to
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
condition; state (of health); appearance
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
to be attacked by a disease
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
nothing but; none other than
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat