(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
follow-up report; further news
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
calling by name; designation; nomination
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
on the occasion of; at the time of
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to comfort; to console; to amuse
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to refuse; to decline; to deny
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to take measures (against); to take steps
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
way of speaking; intimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
casualties; the killed and wounded
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to sit; to squat; to be implicated