my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
preference; priority; precedence
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
fortune-telling; divination
piece; fragment; one (object)
chief; main; principal; important
farm work; field labour; field labor
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
national border; provincial border
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
spine; backbone; spinal column
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
weight; heavyweight boxer
cold; cold cream; cold wave; cold permanent wave