to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
button (clothing); push-button; button
shelter; refuge; protected place
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
intelligence gathering; information gathering
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to increase; to add to; to augment
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
state secrets; secrets of the state
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
sharp-edged tool; sharp weapon; convenience; facility; superior talent; outstanding ability
intelligence network; information network
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
society; public; community; social studies
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
while; even though; despite
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting