Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
transactions; dealings; business
limited time; limited-time offer
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
absolutely; positively; decidedly
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
right of succession; right to the throne
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
health; healthy; sound; fit
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
beforehand; in advance; previously
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
limited; limiting; restrictive
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued