unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
I've got to be going; I must go
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
extremely dangerous; full of peril
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
to defy conventional wisdom
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
minimization; minimisation
small government; limited government
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
image of (an ideal) person
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
intelligence; intellect; brains
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
-less; lacking; non-existing
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge