both hands; both arms; ten
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
front; frontage; facade; main
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
G; g; gram; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
government; administration
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
overlooking; turning a blind eye
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
period of time; time slot; time zone
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
negotiations; discussions; connection
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to solicit; to demand; to extort
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
licking one's lips; licking one's chops