north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
temporary; provisional; interim
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
(political) power; authority; influence
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
next generation; future generation
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
right of succession; right to the throne
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
imagination; supposition; guess
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
although I say; although one might say; although called
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
that's the way it is; such is life
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
powerful person; influential person
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
is it?; isn't it?; be; is