detour; circumvention; turning movement
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
(radio, TV) license fee; licence fee
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
cheap article; poor quality article
leather shoes; leather boots
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
working animal; draught animal; draft animal
if you think about it; come to think of it
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to shed light; to cast light
to be too numerous; to be too much
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
Occam's razor; Ockham's razor
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
social status; social position
postwar period; period after Second World War
business world; business circles
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
influence; clout; leverage