frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to boost; to force up; to push up
bed and food; eating and sleeping
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to like; to love; to be fond of
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to entrust (a person) with power of attorney (to do something for one)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
clearing one's throat; cough
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
transfer; assignment; conveyance
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
routine work; everyday work
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
to hand (over); to deliver in person
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
product name; name of an article
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
remittance; sending money; transferring money
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
village; human habitation; human settlement
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to