bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
all; entire; whole; altogether
(computer) command; command key; commando
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
instead; but (on the other hand)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
all you want; as much as one wants
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period