as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
android; artificial human; robot
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
outward appearance; looks
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
research institute; (research) laboratory
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
prospects of victory; chances of success
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
hidden treasure; treasured article
choice; selection; option
intuition; instinct; hunch
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall