guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
ago; since; before; previous
employment (long term); hire
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
certain; definite; clear; credible
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
restoration; repair; mending
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
way (of doing); manner; method; means
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
and yet; despite (all) that
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
production (e.g. play); direction
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)