meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
performance of one's official duties
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
Hellman; Hellmann; Herman; Hermann; Herrmann
head start; initiative; preemption
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
surname; family name; last name
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics