to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
power; might; authority; influence
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to devise; to plot; to plan
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
that's the way it is; such is life
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
time; hour; period; class
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite