order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
pardon me for leaving (first)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
all you have to do is; just; that's all
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
advance; moving forward; progress
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
back light; backlight; backlite; backup light
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace