to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
sons and daughters; children; girl
to spend time (on doing something)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
this and that; various things
language study; language learning
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
important person; strategic person; key figure
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
powerful person; influential person
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
established practice; custom
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside