one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
the dark side; the seamy side
pay; salary; to pay (off); to be profitable; heroin
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to lead a life; to live a life
servant; manservant; menial
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
breadwinner; biggest earner
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
alteration; falsification; faking
principal occupation; core business
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
anything and everything; just about everything
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
(written) explanation; explanatory label (e.g. in a museum); information sign (e.g. at a tourist spot); instructions (e.g. for a product)
format; procedure; way of proceeding
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
parent-child relationship
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)