various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
be (that) as it may; having said that
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
support; backing; patronage
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
battle formation; disposition of troops
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention