nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
second day of the month; two days
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
police officer; policeman; constable
murder; killing; murderer