to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
military expansion; arms buildup
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
sense of caution; wariness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
accounting; administration (of money)
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to some extent; to a certain extent
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
without; but if; otherwise; or else
so; therefore; and; (and) then
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
declaration of independence
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
major cleanup; spring cleaning
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains; to make efforts; to break a bone
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of