to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
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
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bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
administrator; director; commissioner
poly-; polyethylene; police; polyphonic
charge; grounds; suspicion
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
knowing; (an) acquaintance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
there being no use in arguing (about it)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
together; at the same time; same; identical
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
body; physical system; (the) person
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation