to apologize; to apologise
should do; ought to do; must do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
notice; notification; report; posting
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
one's person; around one's person
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to lead someone around by the nose
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with