luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to flare up; to burst into flames
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
advocate; proponent; supporter
to increase; to add to; to augment
bribe; sweetener; douceur
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
number of persons; personnel
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
massing (of troops); gathering
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence