advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
private; exclusive; secret
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
ash; embers; complete destruction
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to devour; to bite to death
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to concern; to be related
stopping at; going no further than
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
longing for; burning desire
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to care for someone; to look after someone
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
same text; same wording; same script; same language