sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
older sister; elder sister
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
significant; meaningful; intentional; volitional
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)
condition; situation; prospects
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
course; route; path; process; stages
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
throbbing (pain); pounding
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
medical examination; checkup; consultation
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be infected; to be contagious
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
looking pale; looking unwell
being on duty with a colleague; partner; colleague
order; command; directions; instructions
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out