I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
overconfident; presumptuous
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to indicate; to show; to point to
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
employment (long term); hire
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
riskiness; (level of) danger
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
scale; scope; plan; structure
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
citizens' campaign; citizens' group
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise