to be silent; to say nothing
scale; scope; plan; structure
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
and then; and so; and; so then
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
ministries and government offices; the authorities
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to close (one's eyes); to shut
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
such ... as; or some such
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
electronic information; electronic data; electronics and information
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
that is to say; so that means