private funds; own funds; private property
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
in case of; at that time; at this time
level ground; plain; flatland
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
literally; to the letter; literal
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation