particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
general; popular; common; typical
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
underestimation; undervaluation
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
it's no joke; gimme a break!
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
possible; likely; probable
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
fourth day of the month; four days
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
personal (employee); employed; retained
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
the first and second; a few
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
due form; official; formality
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
most part; greater part; majority
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to drink up; to drain (cup)