I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
piece of meat; cut of meat
to bury; to embed; to implant
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
to have meaning; to be meaningful
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
again (and again); once again; yet again
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.