making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
looking depressed; long face
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
next; secondly; subsequently
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
defense spending; defense costs
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
crops; agricultural produce
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
forced to use; forced into a position
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(social) class; rank; grade
one's share; one's portion
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
return current; reflux; back flow
genius; prodigy; natural gift
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-