the people; citizens; the populace
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to congratulate; to celebrate
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
little finger; pinky; little toe
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
business trip; official trip
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
by today; before the day is over
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...