former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
realistic; practical; feasible
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
calamity; disaster; accident
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
justification; rationalization
one by one; one after another; successively
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened