there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to live; to reside; to inhabit
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
winning in a flash; instant defeat
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
it is not (like that) either
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
right beside; close to; nearby
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet