to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
hot topic; talk of the town
same; similar; (just) like; equal
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
blood relationship; blood relative
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to be found; to be discovered
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
regret; repentance; remorse
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
research division; inquiry section
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
underworld; underside of society