to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
one large ...; a great ...
great success; huge success
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
clear; precise; definite; distinct
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
if you think about it; come to think of it
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
be (that) as it may; having said that
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
educator; teacher; educationalist
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
dozens; scores of; decades
long ago; a long time ago; already
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
educational institution; academic centre; academic center
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely