wonderful; splendid; magnificent
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to be born; to come into the world
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
grasp; catch; understanding
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
powerful person; influential person
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
(not so) much; (not) very
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
difficult to ...; hard to ...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
apparently; appears to be
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
riding together; riding with
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
speaking tube; voice pipe
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives