(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
beauty of style; beauty of form
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
estimate (of costs); budget
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
identification; ID; identity
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
organizational inertia; organisational inertia
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
both sides; two sides; double-sided
old information; given information
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
lost property; something dropped and left behind
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
to come alive; to get going; to start to move