place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
stopping functioning; being out of service
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
armaments; military preparations
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
I've got to be going; I must go
broad perspective; broad view; broader point of view
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
heroism; loyalty and courage
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
right in front; just opposite; under the nose