false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
suspension bridge; rope bridge
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
cooperation; collaboration
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
account book; register; ledger
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
guaranteed; authentic; certified
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to dry up completely; to become stale
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
heir; inheritor; successor
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
annexation; merger; swallowing up
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
rank; ranking order; hierarchy