toxin; poisonous substance
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to break the silence; to break one's silence
engineer; technical officer
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
technical; technological; practical
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
direct control; direct supervision
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
direct appeal; direct petition
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
appointment; assignment; promotion
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
each place; various places
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to make a speech; to address
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
big problem; major issue; big controversy
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
being concerned about or mindful of
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
security department (of a police force); security bureau; security division
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler