appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
reputation; respectability
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
persistence; single-mindedness
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
grasp; catch; understanding
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
transactions; dealings; business
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
company; corporation; workplace
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
contract; compact; agreement
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner