to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
extravagant; wasteful of money
prohibition; inhibition; ban
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
to palm off; to force a sale
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
apparent age (of someone); rough age
in one's own way or style
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
source of information; intelligence source; message source
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
small number; few; minority
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
general mobilization; full mobilization
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
armed might; military power; the sword; force
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
(political) faction; denomination; communion
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
responsibility; duty; obligation
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
information; experience; knowledge; observation
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum