digest; summary; abridgment
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
job; work; duties; trade; skill
whole nation; whole land; whole country
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
reconstruction funds; reconstruction money
thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
largest class; top category
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to blame; to find fault with
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit