to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
deadly serious; deadly earnest
for this very reason; that is exactly why
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to be selected (from among many people)
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
prohibition; inhibition; ban
forevermore; for eternity
if so; in that case; in that situation
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
matter for great congratulation
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
freedom; free man; free woman
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to refuse; to decline; to deny
(social) class; rank; grade
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
of course; certainly; naturally
failure; mistake; blunder
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly