yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
index finger; forefinger; second toe
feeling; sense; impression
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
supervised; under surveillance
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to be needed; to be wanted
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to control; to command; to get the better of
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
finally; in the end; on top of all that
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
conference room; council room
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
every place; various places
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)