mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
soon; shortly; before long
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
chance (of success); odds
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
historical; traditional; historic
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
interception (email); wiretap; bug
silencing (a machine, gun, etc.); muffling; muting (e.g. a TV)
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
town; city; municipal; urban
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
clear; precise; definite; distinct
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
several times; once or twice
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable