breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
puppet government; puppet regime
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
to kick over; to kick down
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
planetary system; star system
stowing away; smuggling oneself; clandestine travel abroad
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
adaptability; flexibility
port (left side of vessel)
great physical power; animal strength
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
real photograph (printed on photo stock); original photograph
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king