dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
pending question; unresolved problem
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
ten; 10; ten years of age
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
place; room; margin; scope
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
treacherous friend; snake in one's bosom; treacherous insider
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go