to take a breath; to take a short rest
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
right (to do something); authority; power
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
defense; defence; protection
trivial; not amounting to much
(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign
that is to say; so that means
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to rain incessantly; to downpour
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
great person; eminent figure
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
the real criminal; true culprit
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
again; once again; yet again
just because; even if; even though
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to press a question; to cross-examine
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means