to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to go to; to visit; to call on
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
(written) contract; agreement
approval; license; licence; permission
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
initial budget; original budget
somehow; for some reason or other
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
nonfulfillment of a contract; contractual non-performance; breach of contract
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
financier (type of pastry)
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
securities exchange; stock exchange; bourse
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
leaving everything to someone else
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
person in the wrong; malfeasant
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded