oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
covert action; covert operations
(very) patient; persevering
helping hand; help; support; aid
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
two equal parts; exactly two parts
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
person who introduces someone; introducer
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
quietly; slowly; gracefully
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
technical; technological; practical
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
conversion (esp. of computer data); moving (a player to a different defensive position); conversion (in rugby or American football)
future; possible; potential; prospective
to become misty; to become hazy
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
superconductivity; super-conductivity