dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
your body; your health; yourself; you
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to keep a watchful eye on
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
at the last moment; this late in the game
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
obstruction of business; interference with business; interference with somebody's duties
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
immediately; at once; instantly
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in