to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to be silent; to say nothing
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
if it is the case that ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master