promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
hegemony; leadership; initiative
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
health; healthy; sound; fit
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
very interesting; of great interest
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
on the way back; returning
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
it's probably so; it stands to reason
dice; die; baton (of command)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do