important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
life and death; life or death
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
appearance; expression; manifestation
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
whatever the case; under any circumstances
success or failure; outcome; result
written guarantee; guarantee letter; warranty; warranty card
to use and then throw away
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
the right person in the right place
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
axis; axle; plan; contrivance
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to distract a person's attention