done; just done; just finished
handrail; railing; banister
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
looking pale; looking unwell
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to underrate; to make light of
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
classified information; top secret
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
materials; data; document
whispering into a person's ear
confections; sweets; candy; cake
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
neglecting; leaving alone
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to say; to be pleased to say
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
husband and wife; married couple
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
one's post; place of work; workplace
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused