total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
prime minister; premier; chancellor
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
clearing one's throat; cough
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
practice; practising; experience
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
clear; precise; definite; distinct
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to stop walking; to pause
moment; brief space of time
beyond that point; after that
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
in the future; another day; later
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to wring the neck; to strangle