that gentleman; that lady; he; she
calamity; disaster; accident
personal feelings; self-interest
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to bring back; to restore
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
at least; at most; (even) just
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
settlement; solution; resolution
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils