to be fated to; be linked by fate
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
city planning; urban planning; town planning
outside of one's area of expertise
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
the same generation; coeval
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
outsider; someone outside of a group
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
police; police officer; police station
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
(exercising) the right to command
since when; from when; how long
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
dodgy dealings; monkey business