both; both sides; both parties
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
showing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
chair; stool; post; office; position
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
script; screenplay; scenario
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
reading too much into things
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
outsider; someone outside of a group
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
conviction; belief; confidence
all present; all concerned; all of us