withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to be out of focus; to be off the point; to not have got the point
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
now that; since; so long as; because
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
to fall through (of a plan, project, etc.); to fail; to flop; to collapse; to fizzle out
to have an idea; to have a clue
as soon as possible; ASAP
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
long ago; a long time ago; already
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law