claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
because of this; thanks to this; due to this
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
(together) with; -wide; including
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
appearance; front of a structural member
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
besides; moreover; in addition
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)