as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
in the end; at the end of the day
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to become hoarse; to become husky
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
what people say; rumours; public opinion
warrant; summons; written order
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
thousands; several thousand
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
royal capital; imperial capital
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap