clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to have no chance (of succeeding)
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
god of death; death deity; Death
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
to shave off; to scrape off
mental; spiritual; emotional
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
changeup; unexpectedly slow pitch designed to deceive the batter
don't you think?; indicates question
choices; alternatives; options
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
special training; intensive training; crash course
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
ten (long cylindrical things)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
measurement error; calculation error
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)