affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
become dry and rough (e.g. skin)
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
to say too much; to go too far
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
internal trouble; domestic trouble
to be in danger of; to be liable to
garbage day; rubbish collection day
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
training; education; development; cultivation
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
a few years ago; some years back
very careful; thoroughly prepared
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
breakdown of negotiations
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to bury; to embed; to implant