to strut; to swagger; to walk arrogantly
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
close; intimate; on good terms
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
borrowing without returning
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
jumping about; rampancy; domination
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
true character; real nature
since one was born; (in) all one's life
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
real number; actual number (as opposed to a speculative number); true number
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
comma; decimal point; radix point
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to speak ill of; to disparage
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
to rebuke; to scold harshly
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
asleep (in bed); sick in bed