decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
and yet; though; when; in spite of
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
go that far; to that extent
all one has; all one's possessions
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
cooperation; collaboration
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?