existence; possession; having; limited company
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
way; method; means; resource; course
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
consideration; taking into account
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
corridor; hallway; passageway
one by one; one after another; successively
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to come and go; to go back and forth
one party; one faction; one clique
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
end of war; cessation of hostilities
official function; state function
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement