large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
final; eventual; ultimate
reporting, contacting, and consultation
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
counter for choices, options, etc.
choices; alternatives; options
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
selection; choice; option
on the occasion of; at the time of
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
pointing out; identification
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to glare at each other; to confront each other
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
forcibly; against one's will
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
not necessarily so; is not always true
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely