inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
transport ship; troop ship
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
at that time; in those days
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
negotiations; discussions; connection
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
last days; the end; one's fate
weird; disgusting; sickening
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth